The Promise [single mix]

by The Baker Street Irregulars

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The Promise
words and music by Brian McKnight (ASCAP)
published by Tragical Mirth Music

Racing along at the speed of Life again
I don’t know how I’ve come so far
With the lights of the city at my back again
With Doubt and Self-Pity breathin’ down my neck again
I feel like I broke a promise, I think I broke a promise to Me

But here I am all on my own again
I wonder when my Life will be so sweet again
Like a butterfly I will fly again
I know that I can be who I want to be again

I will get through, I will get by
I can make it through to where my dreams lie on the other side

Life can be rough, but it all comes up again
Misery defines delight
The lights of the city will be bright again
The lights of the city will be mine again
Now that I’ve made a promise, I think I’ve made a promise to Me

But here I am on my own feet again
I wonder when my Life will be so sweet again
But like a butterfly I will fly again
I know that I can be who I want to be again

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released April 5, 2024
piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, synths, and vocals by Brian McKnight

Produced, mixed & mastered by Brian McKnight

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The Baker Street Irregulars Chicago, Illinois

Somewhere between Plastic Ono and Rolling Thunder, THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS bring an LGBTQ twist to the classic folk/folk rock/indie milieu. Brian McKnight – the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist at the center of this one-man-band – enlists the aid of the occasional musician (thus the irregular line-up) to record original songs that are at once deeply personal and entirely universal. ... more

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