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Chasing Glory

from Love + Glory by Dave Kuchler

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Ever since I listed to my first Beatles album (Let it Be because it was only $2.99) and started playing the guitar I've always believed that I was chasing glory, lightning would strike and life would be great. Many years later, the dream continues but Glory is still just out of reach. She's beautiful but boy, does she play hard to get.

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From the first time I saw her when I was kid
I knew I had to have her so that's what I did
I set out to find her wherever I could
You might call it a waste not that I would

She hid in the bars and she hid on the road
but mostly she hid out on the radio
Singing to me about a life in the stars
Telling me you could be so much more than you are

I wanted her so bad to notice me
but every time I thought I caught her she just left me

Chasing Glory
Wherever you are
I haven't gone a mile but I've come this far
You promised me riches, you promised me fame
but all I have of you is just a name that I keep chasing
Glory

Well I started to sing and I learned how to play
Made myself worthy of her everyday
Not that she noticed, she was never around
Just out of reach or in the next town

Finally one night, she whispered to me
Look deep in my eyes, do you like what you see
I was selling my soul just as fast as I could
She took it and vanished leaving me where I stood

I thought that what she had would set me free
but every time I thought her caught her she just left me

Chasing Glory
Wherever you are
I haven't gone a mile but I've come this far
You promised me riches, you promised me fame
but all I have of you is just a name that I keep chasing
Glory

Well the dream dies hard but that's how it goes
35 years down this empty road
No one understands me quite like you do
Not that I get that satisfaction from you

You could promise me heaven and I'd have to believe
I wouldn't want to know if there's a card up your sleeve
And not that it matters but I'm still around
If you're still willing, I'm still here to be found

I wanted her so bad to notice me
but every time I thought I caught her she just left me

Chasing Glory
Wherever you are
I haven't gone a mile but I've come this far
You promised me riches, you promised me fame
but all I have of you is just a name that I keep chasing
Glory

Dave Kuchler (BMI)

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from Love + Glory, released October 11, 2023

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Dave Kuchler New Jersey

Born and bred in New Jersey rock and roll, Dave Kuchler has played with the Hammers, Everlounge, New Jersey's Most Wanted, Jigs and the Pigs, and Mamaluke. He was also a member of Soul Engines and played on the 2001 release "Closer Still" which is ranked 173 of the top 200 power pop albums of all time (Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, John Borack). ... more

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