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Stark Stands & Adrian Blake Enscoe - A Gift for Melody Anne (Live)
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Listen to Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Swept Away Original Broadway Cast & The Avett Brothers
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Swept Away Original Broadway Cast
Swept Away Original Broadway Cast
Performer
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Performer
Stark Sands
Stark Sands
Lead Vocals
Adrian Blake Enscoe
Adrian Blake Enscoe
Lead Vocals
John Gallagher Jr.
John Gallagher Jr.
Lead Vocals
Wayne Duvall
Wayne Duvall
Lead Vocals
Will Van Dyke
Will Van Dyke
Piano
Yuka Tadano
Yuka Tadano
Double Bass
Daniel Berkery
Daniel Berkery
Drums
Kevin Ramessar
Kevin Ramessar
Acoustic Guitar
Matt Deitchman
Matt Deitchman
Acoustic Guitar
Anna Parks
Anna Parks
Violin
Caleb Burhans
Caleb Burhans
Viola
Allison Seidner
Allison Seidner
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Scott Avett
Scott Avett
Songwriter
Timothy Seth Avett
Timothy Seth Avett
Songwriter
Robert William Jr. Crawford
Robert William Jr. Crawford
Songwriter
Brian Usifer
Brian Usifer
Arranger
Chris Miller
Chris Miller
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Usifer
Brian Usifer
Producer
Chris Miller
Chris Miller
Producer
Will Van Dyke
Will Van Dyke
Producer
Gigi Pritzker
Gigi Pritzker
Producer
Ian Kagey
Ian Kagey
Recording Engineer
Oscar Zambrano
Oscar Zambrano
Mastering Engineer
Piotr Garbaczonek
Piotr Garbaczonek
Assistant Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I wanna get back
I wanna get square
I wanna get back all the hopes and dreams that I had
That the good Lord above us can spare
Like the preacher said
I don't wanna lose heart
I don't wanna get beat, beat down by the big, big world
Or quit before I even start
[Chorus]
Lord, I just want my life to be true
I just want my life to be true
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
I just want my heart to be true
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
I just want my words
I want my soul to feel brand new
[Verse 2]
I wanna hold hands
Yeah, and I wanna make love
And I wanna keep running all day, and all night
Even when my mind tells my body, "That's enough"
And I wanna stand up
Yeah, I wanna stand tall
If I ever have a son, if I ever have a daughter
I don't wanna tell them that I didn't give my all
Yeah!
[Chorus]
Lord, I just want my life to be true
I just want my life to be true
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
I just want my heart to be true
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
I just want my words
[Bridge]
I want my soul to feel brand, brand new like a fresh coat of paint
We could make it anything but blue
Anything but blue
Now when your dreams start saying
"I can't come true, you'd be better off without me"
No
Don't let 'em go
Don't let 'em go, no, no
[Chorus]
I just want my life to be true
I just want my life to be true
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
I just want my heart to be true
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
I just want my words
[Bridge]
I want my soul to feel brand, brand new like a fresh coat of paint
We could make it anything but blue
Anything but blue
[Outro]
I want my soul to feel brand new
I want my soul to feel brand new
Written by: Robert William Jr. Crawford, Scott Avett, Timothy Seth Avett

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