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Apple of Your Eye

from Next Time Around by The Rick Parnell Band

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Apple of Your Eye
Rick Parnell

Might have been a salesman
So many things people want to buy
Might have been a lawyer
I never learned to lie
I could be happy with you on my side
I'm taking shape to be the apple of your eye

Won't be asked to run for government
I'm not that kind of guy
Someone thought I'd fit the military
But I was never keen to try
May hide out till I can prove just why
I should be the apple of your eye

Some men are seeking peaches
Some are seeking plums
You pick that fruit too early
And it will never ripen up

Won't want to be a preacher
Though some find comfort in their zeal
Don't want to be in the middle
Pass on orders I don't feel
Might fail, but you know I have to try
To become the apple of your eye

I'd like to be a teacher
There's too much that I don't know
Maybe I could be a gardner
Take care and reap what I have sowed
But if you're walking through the garden then stop...
And let me be the apple of your eye

Yes, let me be the apple of your eye

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from Next Time Around, released December 20, 2012

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Rick Parnell Vancouver, British Columbia

Rick Parnell is an original voice, with intriguing lyrics in the tradition of Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Donovan, with some Lennon, Nillson, Harrison and even Johnny Cash mixed in for good measure. Inspired by these musical heroes, Rick’s own music is textured and nuanced, blending a mid-lifetime’s experience with a youthful, poetic soul. ... more

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