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Truth is the Truth

from Move From Center by Mark Westin

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Sometimes I think about the things that I said
I didn’t really mean
Sometimes I think about the stories I told
About the places that I never been

I know how hard it is to make a good impression
But does it serve you when you’re colored with deception
When it gets down to the wire it’s hard to back up the lies
When you get looked in the eyes you realize that the

Truth is the truth and you got to fight for it
Truth is the truth and that’s the way it is
Truth is the truth there’s no way to ignore it
Does no good to run you just better face it son
That the truth is the truth is the truth

Wasted and a washout you’re looking like a burnout
And you’re only turning twenty-one
Think you’re sitting pretty let me ask you little kitty
Do you really think you’re having fun

You’re not really playing you’re just playing with an attitude
Trying to make the pieces fit
I don’t give a chance in hell to any stories you can tell
‘Cause I don’t think it adds up to shit not a bit ‘cause the

Truth is the truth...

Jobs they got no future now and nothing seems to suit you now
You’re sitting home and watching the vids
Thought you used to freak ‘em out but mom and dad still bail you out
Whenever you need clothes for the kids

Never made a difference never made a dollar
Never made a lotta love that you coulda had
I ain’t got no sympathy for all the bitterness I see
You can’t get even so you get mad that’s too bad ‘cause the

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from Move From Center, released January 1, 2002

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Mark Westin Newburgh, New York

"Heartfelt lyrics, soulful melody and enchanting vocals" -Honk Magazine

"Absolutely stunning and moving"-Existential Magazine

"Downright transcendent"-We Write About Music

Mark's been gigging and writing a long time, and he's a wordsmith of a very high order. His songs are diverse, eclectic, darkly humorous, and for real.

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