Story Behind The Song
I am a man of many regrets.
Song Description
Though not despaing, a man looks back on his failures with a melancholy of how much better it all could have been. The song features a strong rock beat with hot jazz sax by Kid Thomas and bit of rap.
| Song Length |
2:45 |
Genre |
Jazz - Contemporary, Rock - Psychedelic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Frenzied, Poignant |
Subject |
Failure, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Wynton Marsalis, Will Smith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
SHUDA NEVA (2:43)
Shuda neva, neva shuda
Wisha hada, wisha wuda
Wadi did and wadi didn't
Said, or silenced, or said someday...
Every step I take makes little ripples in the sea
My blunders echo thru a million stones
I have to keep on moving surrounded by the din
Knowing I can never pass that way again
I suppose the New Day will bring melodies again
Happiness and dancing in the streets
Perhaps right now the sun shines just around the bend
But I can't help but wonder how it might have been (if I neva...)
I've got memories like bee stings
That I've been holding onto like they were good things
They get attached to me like wedding rings
I've been taking these lashes, but there's gonna be beauty for these ashes
And brother, I hope you don't object, but I think I need to cry just a little bit longer
About all this trash I seem to keep doin' all the time?
Bill Ross c 1993