2025 Competition Entry:

Reflecting by Paul Fincken

Genre

Blues

Artist

Website

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Paul Fincken – guitar and vocal

Description

It has been suggested that the song is really about me. I hope I wouldn’t be so self-obsessed, and I have never believed that I could have been a dancer on the West End stage!

Bio

I’ve only really ever played for fun, and hadn’t played in public at all until I retired a few years ago. I’m now making up for lost time, and have got involved in a number of different groups, playing a variety of genres – everything from a six piece rock ‘n’ roll band to playing solo at acoustic sessions and folk clubs. I have no aspirations other than to play music with friends. I wrote my first song maybe seven years ago, and it was well received, so I’ve written a few more since. I’m not exactly prolific, but I like the monthly challenges on Talent is Timeless which provide a good starting point.

Lyrics

You could have been a dancer on the West End stage
The greatest performer of the age
You could have been a star of the silver screen
But life came along and got in the way
Then it was too late in the day
And it’s left you reflecting ….. on how it might have been

And you just have to ask the question ‘why?’
Maybe you just set your sights too high

You could have been a singer in a rock and roll band
You could have had a million fans
The biggest thing on the music scene
Why it didn’t happen you can’t understand
Life maybe dealt you a losing hand
And it’s left you reflecting ….. on how it might have been

And you just have to ask the question ‘why?’
Maybe you just set your sights too high

Now you’re grounded, you know where you are
You write your songs, and you play your guitar
And you don’t need to worry anyway
It’s not about the chance of finding fame
You don’t care to play the game
And now you’re reflecting ….. on the music that you play
….. the music you can play
….. every single day
….. hey, hey, hey
….. the music you can play

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