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When We Were Young

by Troy Alistair

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The final single from Troy Alistair's debut LP which will be released in Early 2021.

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V1
See the 90 on the street sign
Feeling fine as I'm rushing by
That's when I write up in my mind
Getting high so I can find the rhymes, yup
Just got me thinking about these crazy times
Way back when I was growing up
I had some privilege but I didn’t know enough
Me and my brother would just run a muck
Until we got a little older and it broke us up
Growing as a little brother
didn't make it any funner
The friends would always fuck with me
And kick me in the gutter
I even had a stutter,
But that's what
helped me grow
To be the man I am today
Just let it show,
I learned to overcome
I learned it real slow
I learned the key to life
The key to letting go
It’s every little step counts
Thinking bout life now

CH1
When we were young
Ohhhh
didn’t know, didn’t know
where we were coming from
Ohhhh
Never doing what we’re told

BREAK

V2
Never thought I was
a lucky man
I was just a working man
Working on my way
To the caravan
Now we're heating things up
While the beat picks up
Standing here with my people
Not giving a fuck
Now I’ll never be the
same again
Since you made me understand
That we hold the world
In the palm of our hands
Made it all happen
without having no plan
Now I know what I need to do
To stay happy in this lifespan
So hold your right to choose
What it is you do
and what you refuse
How you stay amused
Don’t let it get confused
The key to this
thing called life
Is the attitude

CH2 x2
When we were young
Ohhhh
didn’t know, didn’t know
where we were coming from
Ohhhh
Never doing what we’re told
Just let the story unfold

BREAK/SOLO

V3
Bring it back
to the better days
I’m falling apart
Getting caught up
in my ways
While I follow my heart
I make mistakes
But this one -
Is gonna leave a mark
So better start to get smart
So let me
Kick back and
remember the view
From on the top of that
high horse
Reason askew
If you wanna ask me,
I better ask you
Now it’s time to try and
Be somebody new

If you wanna ask me,
I better ask you
Now it’s time to try and
Be somebody new

Time to try and be somebody new

CH3 x2
When we were young
Ohhhh
didn’t know, didn’t know
where we were coming from
Ohhhh

BREAK/OUTRO

credits

released November 12, 2020
Vocals/Guitar - Taran Guest
Lead Guitar - Maxwell Cranford
Bass Guitar - Adam Bourque
Drums - Brandon Campbell

Written, engineered and produced by Taran Guest
Mixed by Thomas Stajcer at New Scotland Yard
Mastered by J. LaPointe at Archive Mastering
Co-Produced by Timm Reinhardt

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Troy Alistair Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

With driving drum beats, catchy hooks, and relatable lyrical content, Halifax-based group, Troy Alistair, is coming in swinging with captivating and energetic performances, blurring the lines between rock, funk, rap, and pop.

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