This is all There is

by Steve Dawson

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“All my life I’ve heard people say, ‘it’s going to be alright,’ when something terrible happens.
It’s meant to be reassuring but it’s always made me
question it. Is it really going to be all right? This past year I was one of the hundreds of thousands of people who lost family
members to COVID and the loss will never be alright. Life will never be the same. Yet, life will continue. So, how to accept what has happened and continue?

The song asks, “what are you going to do about it?"
I’m probably talking to myself in this song. The drum intro is taken
from one of my all-
time favorite recordings, “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight
and the Pips,
and the intro chords are taken from Al Green’s “(Here I Am) Come and Take Me."
Actually as far as recording goes, I’m pretty much always trying to get that early 70’s Willie Mitchell / Hi Records sound.

Of course, that’s impossible, but I’m always trying.

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It’s not gonna be all right
So what are you gonna do about it?
Get back in bed and turn out the light
try not to think about it?

But this is all there is, my friend
A moment to feel the turning of the moon
The song stuck in your head
The secrets hidden in the hollow of your bones

Decades float by
Half-awake, half holding on
One outrage at a time
Look around another one’s gone

And this is all there is my friend
Tree to tree searching for food
Fingers caressing your head
The sound of laughter lighting up the room

The thrill of letting go
The thrill of letting go
The thrill of letting go

And this is all there is my friend
A lesson waiting underneath your heart
One more chance to understand
Here we are and here we are

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released June 25, 2021
Produced by Steve Dawson

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Steve Dawson Chicago, Illinois

Steve Dawson’s new solo album tells a powerful story of faith lost and artistry reborn. AT THE BOTTOM OF A CANYON IN THE BRANCHES OF A TREE revisits depths that many of us have experienced in recent years and takes us to heights to which we all aspire.

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