Of A Kind
Rick Denzien
About the song
This is my girl next door / home town song. Katrina was blonde and Melinda was a brunette - I haven't seen them since I was 16. She was my best friend as a little boy. We used to play out back in a very large gully from morning until night. So the song is really about the street on which I grew up.
From the Radiate CD pages on the original RickDenzien.com.
Lyrics
Song Title: Of a Kind
Words & Music by: Rick Denzien
I see the bags underneath your eyes
Like a seer you see true and wise
When you were very young you tried so hard
But crawling down the street your soul got marred
Nobody else could see you
Chorus:
There was a dragon’s head – and a little boy’s sled
And a big ravine – and the prettiest girl I ever seen
Just remember if your soul gets lost
Given up what’s left behind
Holding on like you were the one of a kind
A shadow cast near the stream you go
Any more than this you’ll never know
And even when you stayed up every night
Nothing ever could make it true or right
Nobody else could free you
Chorus 2:
There was a dragon’s head – and a little boy’s sled
And a big ravine – and the prettiest girl I ever seen
Just remember if your soul gets lost
Given up what’s left behind
Holding on like you were the one of a kind
Bridge:
I know I want you - but I know I can’t have you so,
I leave it all behind
Always reaching out for the things I cannot see, cannot touch, cannot find – so, never, never mind
I see the bags underneath your eyes
Like a seer you see true and wise
When you were very young you tried so hard
But crawling down the street your soul got marred - yeah
Chorus 3:
There was a dragon’s head – and a little boy’s sled
And a big ravine – and the prettiest girl I ever seen
Just remember if your soul gets lost
Given up what’s left behind
Holding on like you were the one of a kind
© MM to date, Rick Denzien / Slot 1 Entertainment, Inc., (ASCAP) all rights reserved.
Source: Radiate (Bandcamp). Also on: Radiate CD (original RickDenzien.com lyric page).
Players & credits
One Of A Kind – Radiate CD (original RickDenzien.com song page)
- Drums: Chuck Treece
- Bass: Kjell Benner
- Electric Guitar: Alan James
- Acoustic Guitar: Rick Denzien
- Lead Vocals: Rick Denzien
- B3 Organ: Devon Greenwood
- Backing Vocals: Debra Lee - Lyra Project
- Percussion: Cheryl Prashker, Rick Denzien
- Arranged, Recorded, Mixed & Produced by: Rick Denzien
- Studio: www.BoffoStudio.com
- Label: Slot-1
Of A Kind – Radiate (Bandcamp) source
- 07 Of A Kind
- Drums: Chuck Treece
- Bass: Kjell Benner
- Lead Guitar: Allen James
- Organ: Devin Greenwood
- Acoustic Guitar, Piano, & Lead Vocals: Rick Denzien
- Backing Vocals: Debra Lee
- Percussion Djembe & Triangle: Cheryl Prashker
- Percussion Dog Head Cup, Blue Bottle, Chop Sticks: Rick Denzien
- Recording, Mix & Master Engineer: Rick Denzien
- Studio: www.Bah-FoStudio.com
- Photo: Lauren Lyons