Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee

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Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight Lyrics

Well I walked over the bridge
into the city where I live,
and I saw my old landlord.
Well we both said hello,
there was no where else to go,
'cuz his rent I couldnt afford.

Well relationships change,
oh I think it's kinda strange,
how money makes a man grow.
Some people they claim,
if you get enough fame,
you live over the rainbow.
Over the rainbow.

But the people on the street,
out on buses or on feet,
we all got the same blood flow.
Oh, in society,
every dollar got a deed,
we all need a place so we can go.
And feel over the rainbow.

But sometimes,
we forget what we got,
who we are.
Oh who are are not.
I think we gotta chance,
to make it right.
Keep it loose,
Keep it tight.
Keep it tight.

I'm in love with a girl,
who's in love with the world,
though I can't help but follow.
Though I know some day,
she is bound to go away,
and stay over the rainbow.
Gotta learn how to let her go.
Over the rainbow.

Sometimes we forget who we got,
who they are.
Oh, and who they are not.
There is so much more in love,
than black and white.
Keep it loose child,
gotta keep it tight.
Keep it loose child,
keep it tight.

Keep it tight,
keep it tight,
yaa.

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Amos Lee (born 1978 as Ryan Anthony Massaro) is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. His self-titled debut album is full of folk and soul, with a jazz twist. The Flower Songfacts state that his fourth album, Mission Bell, which was released on January 25, 2011 debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 40,000 copies sold in its first week; these sales were the lowest for a #1 debut in the Nielsen SoundScan era.

Lee grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. He has been quoted as saying that he is fortunate to have seen different sides of life in America. Lee enrolled at the University of South Carolina in 1995. He began to play guitar and write songs seriously while he studied English. After graduating with an English degree, Lee moved back to Philadelphia to teach elementary school. He later made the tough decision to stop teaching in order to pursue a career in music. Shortly thereafter, he released a self-produced EP that featured five of his original songs, which did extremely well in Philadelphia and created a buzz. Norah Jones was the person who finally gave Lee his big breakthrough when she asked him to open for her 2004 tour. Lee then went on to produce his self-titled debut album. In March and April of 2005 Lee opened for the tour that Merle Haggard and Bob Dylan were both embarking on, all 3 performers were extremely well received by critics as the tour went by, with Dylan receiving some of his strongest reviews in years. On October 3, 2006, Lee released his second album, "Supply & Demand" to critical and commercial acclaim.

At the age of only 27, Amos Lee has enjoyed notable success with his debut album and looks to have a promising future in the music business. His favorite artists and sources of inspiration include Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, John Prine, Bill Withers, and James Taylor. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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