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A Richer Life

by John Booth

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Recorded a number of years ago at Orchard Studios, it's about having enough and feeling richer for it...

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A Richer Life
(by John Booth, (c) 2010)

The house was small and full of memories
Just enough room for a friend to sit
And chat about the old things, good things
With a cup of tea and a ginger biscuit
While businessmen so far away
Move numbers 'round computer screens
Life goes on so much the richer
Where people still have time to dream

Just enough, is what I say
And a little more for a rainy day
Why should I want any more than that?
What more could I possibly want?

The precious things are photographs
Paints and brushes, old guitars
And stories told so many times
Of ordinary folk and distant stars
While men in suits with business plans
Decide which way the millions go
Life goes on so much the richer
When measured by the friends you know

(instrumental)
And business wives in perfect homes
Set their alarms and lock their doors
Life goes on so much the richer
When you realise you don't need any more

Let those who want to search the world
And tan themselves on foreign shores
There's so much more in the here and now
In the little things outside your door
While some may count their business miles
And calm their stresses with champagne
Life goes on so much the richer
When you've less to lose and more to gain

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released October 8, 2021
Written and performed by John Booth
Produced by John Newbould

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John Booth England, UK

John is a songwriter who would love if it you liked his songs. He has performed in bands, as a duo with his late wife and solo for over 40 years. His influences are mostly (but not entirely) folk rock.

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