Have it All

from Six Songs by Doug Hoekstra

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This is something I've always thought, reflected in these characters. We all tend to move forward with goals and pursuits and it's great to give your life meaning. But, the devil's in the details and sometimes folks chase stuff just to chase it, missing out on what's really important - i.e., sometimes when you have it all, you have nothing

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Have it All

She’s got three names, but goes by Kim
Can’t resist any passing whim
Eyes of blue move while we talk
Already gone on another walk

No time to spare for wine and roses
Never stops, what if, supposes
Multitasking on the phone
In a crowd she stands alone, sometimes

When you have it all, you’ve got nothing
When you get it all you’re left without a thing
Sometimes when you have it all,
You’ve got nothing, have it all, have it all,
Let the bell ring -

Her father, he has shaky hands that
Give away the straight-laced company man
Twelve hour days working by the book
Comin’ home to a gated neighborhood

Living for the status show
Debts pile up like drifts of snow
Postponing his retirement
Until his soul is spent, sometimes

When you have it all, you’ve got nothing...
(chorus)

Dreams I have that don’t come true
Are easier to take when I’m on the move
I get things done, I kid myself
That I’m turning into someone else

It’s a scam she said with a laugh
While changing another photograph
Passing youth is a great big lie
When reckoning is undermined sometimes

When you have it all, you’ve got nothing
(chorus)

credits

from Six Songs, released January 1, 2005
Paul Griffith - drums and more drums
Doug Hoekstra - acoustic & electric guitars, piano, vocals
George Marinelli - bass
Antonio Meeks - backing vocals

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Doug Hoekstra Nashville, Tennessee

Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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