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On Your Own Terms

by Audrey Bridgeman

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This song is about living life on your own terms. Essentially the message is: don't be a victim, don't put all your eggs into one basket and don't be too hard on yourself. There are many failures before success. It is the journey that is important.

lyrics

If you're gonna cry, cry happy
If you're gonna lose, lose wisely
If you're gonna fail, fail proudly
Just do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms

People working hard
They get no rest
Gotta stay awake
To collect that cheque
Life isn't fair
And you know it too
Gotta stick together
To make it through

Get yourself on this train
Don't nobody play no games
Permission to change your lane
Everybody say your name

If you're gonna cry, cry happy
If you're gonna lose, lose wisely
If you're gonna fail, fail proudly
Just do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms

People doing good
They get no thanks
Gotta keep going
To move up the ranks
No easy way
But the silver spoon
Funny how they got
Different rules

Get yourself on this train
Don't nobody play no games
Permission to change your lane
Everybody say your name

If you're gonna cry, cry happy
If you're gonna lose, lose wisely
If you're gonna fail, fail proudly
Just do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms

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Get yourself on this train
Don't nobody play no games
Permission to change your lane
Everybody say your name

If you're gonna cry, cry happy
If you're gonna lose, lose wisely
If you're gonna fail, fail proudly
Just do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms
Do it on your own terms

Cry happy
Lose wisely
Fail proudly
C'mon and get happy
You better get happy
C'mon and get happy
Ooh Ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh Ooh
Get yourself on this train

Audrey Bridgeman ©
Leon Records © ℗

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released November 27, 2021
Lyrics: Audrey Bridgeman
Music: Bridgeman/Moore/Deane/Mead/Hendrick


Vocals and Keyboards - Audrey Bridgeman
Drums - Noel Bridgeman
Bass - Tommy Moore
Electric Guitars - Ed Deane and Gerry Hendrick
Harp - Frank Mead
BVs - Mika Onodera and Zeenie Summers

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Audrey Bridgeman Dublin, Ireland

I started playing piano at age 8 and drums at age 14 under the tutelage of my late father, legendary Irish drummer, Noel Bridgeman. I studied drums/percussion in Havana, Cuba with some of the top players from the Afro-Cuban tradition. My songwriting comes from a rhythmic perspective and is influenced by a range of genres, although I was raised on the blues. After all, the blues are the roots! ... more

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