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I Tried to Run

from Weeks, Months, Years by Ryan McMahon

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I Tried to Run was initially written as a protest song in retaliation to rising gas prices in Canada & the US; a deeper meaning emerged with the message to both the writer and the listener, that no matter what obstacles you face, they must be confronted ... "I tried to run, but I ran into the way it was..."

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The Weight of the World is making it cave in on itself
Out of room to turn day to day while the wealthy count their wealth
Save your money when the gas tank calls
Count your pennies and the government calls
I Tried to Run but I ran into the way it was
A pipeline to Texas
Red-carpet Million-Dollar man of the free
But what happened next?
Direct threats and human casualty
All of a sudden we wake from a dream more or less alive more or less free
but it’s much less than it used to be
The weight of the world is making it cave in on itself
a false sense of fear
a little more Westernized
a little more hell

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from Weeks, Months, Years, released April 18, 2008

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Ryan McMahon Ladysmith, British Columbia

Ryan McMahon has performed for over 20+ years as a Canadian songwriter and founding member of Lion Bear Fox.

Veteran Canadian broadcaster Terry David Mulligan may have said it best: the complete package. Singer Songwriter. Performer. Troublemaker. Passionate human being. For me… priceless!!” ... more

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