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04 Oct 21 - 03:32 PM (#4121830) Subject: Lyr Add: Small Stage in the Corner by Gary Poole From: GUEST,Rick Pollay A Small Stage in the Corner © Gary Poole 2020 Inspired by an open stage experience in LA’s Pig & Whistle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2zmMuuqLyw There’s a small stage in the corner under pale blue light A couple of silver microphones stand ready for the night Someone checks the sound board with cables here and there And people start to trickle in and whispers fill the air Before a small stage in the corner under pale blue light On a small stage in the corner Wednesday night There’s a rapper from Seattle who doesn’t want to stop There’s a folkie from the 60s who looks like ZZ Top There’s a girl singing her heart out, she just arrived from France And a couple of hip hop crazy boys who bust out this weird dance On a small stage in the corner under pale blue light On a small stage in the corner Wednesday night There’s the nervous and the lonely who cut their songs in half There’s one stand-up comic who strains to get a laugh There’s the ranters and the ravers and the terminally shy Who, for the life of me, I couldn’t tell you why They’re on a small stage in the corner under pale blue light On a small stage in the corner Wednesday night Then a guy steps on the stage in an unassuming way He takes in one big breath and then begins to play People put their drinks down or look up from their phones For this voice that’s straight from heaven and nobody’s alone Cuz there’s a small stage in the corner where life somehow unfolds Melodies go everywhere and stories will get told Some are taking chances, some are on a lark Some are baring demons in the dark Then I hear my name and I climb onto the stage I stare out at an audience that’s prob’ly half my age Then I sing these songs of mine and wonder how they’ll land And when I hit my final chord, they give a friendly hand On a small stage in the corner everything’s okay And I am oh so thankful for the chance to play On a small stage in the corner where everything’s alright On a small stage in the corner Wednesday night |