Reinvention by Dan Spainhour

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I wrote these lyrics as I was going through the decision-making process of “evolving” into a life past coaching.--Dan

Been on the path for so long

Hoping to be right but feeling it may be wrong

All the while building the persona

Being in the crowd but feeling like a loner

Looking back maybe I was where I was meant to be

But I was feeling trapped longing to be free

I truly believed I was following a higher call

What I want shouldn’t matter, I was helping others after all

But when my eyes opened, and I began to see

I was too concerned with who did I know and who knew me

Just trying to build a reputation and collect accolades

Hoping to impress others so one day I’ll be made

Day by day, game by game

Building an image that had to remain the same

What will they think, what will they say

If I simply walk away

Away from the game, away from the attention

Toward who I am; a total reinvention

No longer in the same circles do I run

A life in the sun, a life of more fun

But I’ve found it takes courage to reinvent

After the years in the spotlight I’ve spent

It takes guts to step on through to the other side

We’re so afraid of what we might find

The easy thing is to bury it deep

After all, we’ve got a reputation to keep

Do more, think less, even ask for an intervention

Anything to stop the process of reinvention

But to continue is to live a lie

Same thing, fall in line, then you die

For me the effort it takes to reinvent

Is time and energy well spent.

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