Name: I Got What I Got
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: An energetic, bluesy rock song with killer horns and a swirling Hammond B3 organ -- think Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band jamming with The Rolling Stones, only with me singing!

I Got What I Got

by George Collins Band

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An energetic, bluesy rock song with killer horns and a swirling Hammond B3 organ -- think Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band jamming with The Rolling Stones, only with me singing!

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I GOT WHAT I GOT

I was lost
I was flying blind
Couldn’t see
What I was hoping to find
Didn’t care
Where this journey might end
Didn’t dare
Reach for the hand of a friend
I knew I needed love
But didn’t have the nerve
Thank God I got what I got
And not what I deserve

I was trapped
By an endless maze
Crazy nights
Long and lonely days
Told myself
Life was better alone
Living hell
My heart was hard as a stone
And if I found a love
I always left her hurt
Thank God I got what I got
And not what I deserve

You saw something in me
That I could never see
You chipped away
Day after day
And set my cold heart free

After you
Brought me back to life
Then I knew
Had to make you my wife
Every day
To have and to hold
Come what may
You are my ace in the hole
Now I live a life I love
Hugging all the curves
Thank God I got what I got
And not what I deserve

Thank God I got what I got
And not what I deserve

I got what I got – thank God
I got what I got – thank God
I got what I got

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released April 28, 2023
Written by George Edward Collins. Published by George Collins Music (BMI). Track provided by George Collins Records.

Track produced by Sundown Sessions Studio. Lead vocals recorded by Derek Saxenmeyer at ENEM Recordings. Horns arranged by Lou Pomanti. Trumpet: Tony Carlucci. Sax: John Johnson. Sax solo: John Panchyshyn. Trombone: William Carn. Organ: Lou Pomanti.

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George Collins Band Prague, Czechia

I'm an indie singer/songwriter/guitarist and sometime bandleader, based in Prague, Czech Republic and Key West, Florida. I'm also a novelist and screenwriter -- in short, a storyteller. I sing and play Passionate Pop Rock influenced by The Beatles, XTC, Squeeze, Wilco, Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, and other similar artists. Enjoy! ... more

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