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The road to reinvention

from A Brief History of Scotland In Song by eddie cairney

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The road to reinvention

Chorus 1
On the road to reinvention
You can do what er’ you like
You can make a castle from a house
Or a Roller from a bike

Verse 1
The road to reinvention
Can be a mighty learning curve
Or the road to reinvention
Can be a brand new piece o’ turf
The road to reinvention
May have some very slidey slopes
Or the road to reinvention
May be the saviour of your hopes
The road to reinvention
Can be an awkward situation
Or the road to reinvention
Can be the saviour of a nation
The road to reinvention
Can be the road to ruination
Or the road to reinvention
Can be a national salvation

Refrain
Tak’ a wee bit o’ common sense
Wrap it up in a’ yer dreams
And then yer in wi a fighting chance
And ye might just pull it aff
And if it’s more than just a dream
And yer feet are on the ground
You will have done a’ that you can do
Then the rest is up tae fate

Chorus 2
On the road to reinvention
You can shape your destiny
You can sit around and talk a lot
But you will not get your say



Verse 2
Action is the better way
If you want to get things done
For an actions worth a million words
And you’ll have a lot more fun
If you take the leap
You’re be on your own
There be no one there for you
But it may be worth the chance you take
If you’re honest strong and true
For you may just find
There’s life beyond
The last three hundred years
If you don’t look back and don’t look down
Then it may not end in tears
For the way ahead is in your grasp
All you have to do is be
Everything you ever wished and hoped
And it will be yours you’ll see

Refrain

Chorus 1

Chorus 2

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from A Brief History of Scotland In Song, released April 17, 2015

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eddie cairney Scotland, UK

Eddie Cairney is one of the country's most prolific songwriters and Scotland's best kept songwriting secret with 99 albums to date and another 100 plus in the pipeline. He has written new music to almost all of Robert Burns works totalling over 900 new songs. He writes in a great many genres, from folk to orchestral. He is also one of Scotland's most accomplished rock/blues piano players. ... more

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