I've See It All Before

This one has been a long time in development - almost 20 years as a matter of fact.

I originally started this one back in college in the late 1980s. It was only a bass line and lyrics. I'd tried to record it using a four-track at the time, but didn't really have the ability to do it the way I wanted back then. So, it got tucked away in the dark recesses of my mind.

Fast forward to 2007 and, one day as I was fiddling around with the bass, the old bassline pops up in my head and, after some considerable strain, the words came back to the surface. Realizing I had equipment, time and skills which would make my original intent for the song more of a reality, I set about recording. Yeah, it was much harder than I thought.

This has gone through a number of different versions, lots of trial and error and still isn't exactly the way I hear it in my head, but it's as close as I'm going to get it, at least for now.

This is a little different from most of the stuff I've done before. The vocals were a tad difficult and, as you'll hear, not necessarily something I could do over and over until I got enough takes to get everything the way I wanted. It's got a mix of live brass and digital winds (since I don't yet have a saxophone) and, yes, there are some digital enhancements in a place or two on the vocals.

All in all, this one was a fun one to do because it did present some challenges. One day, I may revisit it, but for now, I'm pretty please.

I hope you enjoy.

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It's cold outside
but there's a warmth inside my heart
I cannot hide
I've know that from the start

It never seemed to me
that I knew what was going on
So blind I could not see
all the things that were going wrong

And I've seen it all before
If I opened up my heart
would you walk inside that door

It makes me crazy
when I think about your smile
But if I go crazy
I wouldn't mind it for a whole

I know if I go crazy
I might find that you're gone
So I'll take the weight of the world off your shoulders
And then we can go on

And I've seen it all before
If I opened up my heart
would you walk in through that door

And I've seen it all before
If you open up your heart
I'd walk in through that door

I sit around and wonder
at the feeling that I have inside my heart
It's the third time I'm going under
So if you take my hands I could fly

And I've seen it all before
If you open up your heart
I'd walk in through that door

And I've seen it all before
If you open up your heart
I'd walk in through that door

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