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Different but the Same

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

Two people discover connection without erasing their differences. The changing seasons and a familiar downtown become the setting for promises of support, forgiveness and companionship through irreversible change. Even when the lyric turns toward farewell, the narrator holds to a love that can remain present across distance and uncertainty.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Male Vocal · 2:57

Different but the Same — Male Vocal — Rambling Narrative Folk-Rock

Rambling Narrative Folk-Rock

Female Vocal · 2:37

Different but the Same — Female Vocal — Melodic Roots Rock

Melodic Roots Rock

Female Vocal · 2:52

Different but the Same — Female Vocal — Downtempo Electronic Reinterpretation

Downtempo Electronic Reinterpretation

Lyrics

Different but the Same

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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DIFFERENT BUT THE SAME

You and I are Different
But so very much the Same
I was here to hold you
When your Sunshine turned to Rain
But, way out there beyond the Field
Lies the Golden Valley Plain
And in your Eyes, at last, I See
A brilliant Starshine Galaxy

When Autumn Falls without a Sound
Kids are playing next to Old Downtown
Music playing off the wall
As if it isn't there at all
Trumpet sounds the Clarion call
Like Alice when she's 10 feet tall
Your Heart pounds before you Fall

CHORUS:
We are Different But The Same
Like Legends of the Fall
At the Ending of the Game
With our backs against the wall
From Winter into Spring
From Summer into Fall
I will give you Everything
I'll give you Anything at all

In a World where Nothing Changes
And Everything stays the Same
Your whole Life rearranges
And you can't go back again
Nothing could be Stranger
When it's time to Make Amends
With your Ordinary Lovers
And Extraordinary Friends

Goodnight my Love, Farewell for Now
I'll see you in the Blue
I'll be beside you anyhow
Because, I'm in Love with you
There's a Reason we came here
Like A Raisin in the Sun
A misty morning Season
As we Come Home to The One

SOLO/BRIDGE/CELESTIAL

CHORUS:
We are Different But The Same
Like Legends of the Fall
At the Ending of the Game
With our backs against the wall
From Winter into Spring
From Summer into Fall
I will give you Everything
I'll give you Anything at all

OUTRO:
Love is just a fairy tale
We just want to keep it real
Nightingales and Mourning Doves
Different but the same… in Love
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