Permission to Rock and Roll

from Kicking Up Dust by Joey Hines

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lyrics

I know you had a plan in mind for me
I know you had a grand design for me
but it didn't make me happy
coloring inside the lines
when my mind's eye saw such vibrancy
begging not to be defined

so I am asking your permission
I am asking your permission
yes I am asking for your permission
to rock and roll

I want you to know I still love you
I hear the harmony between us too
but I've come to feel so haunted
dwelling on what might have been
this isn't the life I wanted
a desperate dream that doesn't seem to end

so I am asking your permission
I am asking your permission
yes I am asking for your permission
to rock and roll
to rock and roll

and on the day I made that vow
I couldn't imagine how
things would get this strange
I need it to be different now
will your heart allow
for my heart to change
for my heart to change

some things change and some things don't
my sound might change but my music won't
and I realize I'm grown now
long out of your jurisdiction
if I didn't respect you I wouldn't even tell you
I'm able to make my own decision

but I am asking your permission
I am asking your permission
yes I am asking for your permission

I am asking your permission
I am asking your permission
yes I am asking for your permission
to rock and roll

credits

from Kicking Up Dust, released October 25, 2023
Cover photo by Cherry.

Russell Christian - guitar
Joey Hines - bass, guitar, piano, vocals

Produced by Nico Rivers at Gypsy Bones Studio.

Written by Joey Hines.

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Joey Hines Las Vegas, Nevada

Joey Hines is a Las Vegas-based singer-songwriter. Inspired by classic alternative & indie artists, as well as the unconventional perspectives of outsider musicians, Hines blends a knack for memorable melodies with an imaginative & heartfelt lyrical style. Listeners might be reminded of the unfiltered emotion of Daniel Johnston & the eloquent rhymes of The Magnetic Fields. ... more

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