Leave It While I Love It

from Soul EP by Andrew Osenga

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This one is about the realization that I have loved playing music for a living for a long time, but that I was done doing it full-time. I came to Nashville 17 years ago hoping to do just a fraction of the amazing things I ended up doing. It was such an amazing gift.

But not nearly as amazing as the gift of being a husband and a father. For me, the job had gotten to the point where to provide for them I had to be away from them, and that was no longer worth it.

I've seen good friends lose their families to chase some mythical dream of "success". I've seen others get cynical and bitter when the doors that used to swing open for them were now opening for people half their age instead. I just didn't want to go down those roads and was grateful for the answered prayer of a job that uses my love of music, people and the story of God's redemption.

My kids sang on this. That might be cheesy, but I don't care. I love it so much.

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it's just a short run, five days or so
I'll be back here before you know
time goes flying when I'm on the road
at least for me

but I see the weight it puts on us
the constant battle to readjust
keeps the lights on, but what's the cost
to chase a dream?

so I'm coming home tonight
I have made up my mind
I'm going to leave it while I love it
that's the way

fifteen years as the next big thing
so many rounds in the same old ring
never losing doesn't mean we win
we just press on

and I've been to Lincoln, London and Bombay
met my heroes and shared the stage
made the greatest friends a man could have
and oh, the songs...

but I'm going home tonight
I have made up my mind
I'm going to leave it while I love it
that's the way

cause if there's a place where you're known
and you can be there for the ones you love
when they need you, it's time for me to
be coming home to stay

I'm going to leave it while I love it
I'll be coming home today

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from Soul EP, released July 10, 2014

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Andrew Osenga Nashville, Tennessee

Artist, Producer, Writer, Player.
Husband, Father, Friend.

I make music that I want to hear.

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