My Life Is Mine

by The Veltz Family

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You've got one life
You've got a name
You've got a birth date
You'll have a death date

Do something that matters while you're here!

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My Life is Mine
Music & lyrics by Ken Veltz

I'm gonna do my best to keep some rules as long as I'm here 
Not gonna be the one that rains on your parade
 Don't want to be above and won't allow myself to be beneath my peers It's not an attitude it's just a job I've got to do to finish my race  

(Chorus)
 I've got a name 
A birth date in time 
While I'm in the game 
My life is mine  

I truly hope that we can build together mutually throughout the years 
I'll tell you everything I've learned, you can do the same 
But if you need me to be less than I am to support your fears 
It's nothing personal but now you're detrimental to the end of my days  

(Chorus)  

The second hand is ticking
Everybody's walking bitching birth to the grave 
Caught up in a spider web living in a social cast 
Justifying doing nothing, milking pity, marching in the victim's parade Blaming time and place instead of running in a race that is ending fast  

(Chorus)
  Teacher, parent, lover, boss,
Don't expect me to respect you more than me 
I can't afford to bet on anybody but myself
 I hope you get me 'cause I'd love to hang around but I'm off to victory And when this race is over I plan to look back and see  

(Chorus)

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released January 20, 2006
Music & Lyrics by Ken Veltz
Performed by The Veltz Family
Lead vocal: Allison Veltz
Drums: Ken Veltz

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VeltzMusic Nashville, Tennessee

I'm Ken Veltz.
I write songs, play guitar, piano & drums.
I've been doing it a long time.
I love God, my life, my wife, kids, family & friends!
I believe kindness is cool.
Live a long and awesome life and fill it with smiles! ... more

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