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In the shadows of happye valley
Where meanings can come in shades
I'm told life is made in colors
While I have trouble seeing gray

I'm a hard man to offend
But I've been known to hold a grudge
And I know that can make me a hard man 
To love

You don't live as long as I have
And never settled down
Without feeling like an eagle
Never tethered to the ground

I'm a hard man to knock down
But there are two kinds of tough
And I know I can be a hard man 
To love

This is not the life I chose
But it's the only one I know
Some days my way is the highway
And I must ride this road alone

Yes I know it's strange that I love you
Yet still need to be by myself
But the familiar brings me comfort
Even as the lonliness hurts like hell

I am a hard man to change
You must take me as I come
And I know that can make me a hard man 
To love

I'm a hard man to turn back
I've punched tickets paid with blood
And I know I can be a hard man 
To love

I am a hard man to change
You must take me as I come
And I know that can make me a hard man 
To love
 

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from Love Songs of Outlaws, released January 24, 2023
John Allen James: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drum programming

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John Allen James Tampa, Florida

Journalist of star treks, reporter of love songs, and writer of daydreams. I rip myself open, write the devils down, stand in front of strangers and set my soul to sound.

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