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All proceeds from downloads of this song will be donated to Appalachia Service Project of Katonah, NY. This song was written by Barry Mangione and his online audience during the live web show, Barry On The Spot. Each week the artist and the audience collaborate on a different topic to write a song in 30 minutes. For this show, the inspiration was "missed opportunities." Lyrical inspiration for this song was provided by Anthony Cardno, Elsalee Jay Flynn, and Melissa Boyer.
lyrics
Many times I've wondered what my life would've been
If I had been a bachelor instead of the marriage I'm in
Would I have traveled and seen the rest of the world
Or would I still have married another pretty girl?
Missed opportunities, roads I did not take
Missed opportunities, or were they just mistakes?
Missed opportunities, choices still to come
Missed opportunities, now I've lost when I could've won
Many times I've wondered about the man that I've become
Choices I have made, things that I have done
Crossroads I came to on many a fateful night
I wonder where I'd be if I'd turned left instead of right
Missed opportunities, roads I did not take
Missed opportunities, or were they just mistakes?
Missed opportunities, choices still to come
Missed opportunities, now I've lost when I could've won
I could've been an artist, living in the south of France
Or I might've taken center stage, an icon of modern dance
I could've been lead singer in an a capella group
Or maybe a master chef making the world's next favorite soup
I wish I could take a leap of faith out of my confusion
But the only leap I seem to take is jumping to conclusions
So be happy for today and for all your tomorrows
And I'll stay here in yesterday, drowning in my sorrow
Missed opportunities, roads I did not take
Missed opportunities, or were they just mistakes?
Missed opportunities, choices still to come
Missed opportunities, now I've lost when I could've won
credits
released December 20, 2013
Performed by Barry Mangione.
Music by Barry Mangione.
Lyrics by Barry Mangione, Anthony Cardno, Elsalee Jay Flynn, and Melissa Boyer.
Barry Mangione is a NY-based singer/songwriter and the host of the weekly live streaming show Barry On The Spot on ConcertWindow.com, where he and his online audience write a song together LIVE within 30 minutes.
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