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I'm Not Finished Yet (Remastered)

from Elizabeth Parker Revisited (2020 Reissue) by Dave Caruso

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    The Very Best Songs About Detroit, Michigan: 'Elizabeth Parker'
    Destination Soundtrack

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    Dave's 2004 solo studio outing,with tracks remixed & remastered for 2020 release

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    Elizabeth Parker (Remastered)
    Letter To My Ex (Remixed & Remastered)
    If I Died Today (Remixed & Remastered)
    I Can't Be On Time (Remastered)
    I'm Not Finished Yet (Remastered)
    Letter To My Ex (Nekkid)

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lyrics

I'm Not Finished Yet
Words and music ©1987 by Dave Caruso
Man takes his stand against another man
Over who can claim a piece of clay
Two soldiers left on the field of battle but only one will walk away
As the bullet rips the air, in the moment that he hears it there
The one who won't be walking thinks of his children and his wife
He took it there in the sand, he gripped his chest with his hands
And cried out to no one, "I'm not finished yet"

He said: "I'm not finished yet, I haven't reached as high as I can get
And I was put down here for a reason
Not just to pass the change of season
So don't take me now cause I'm not finished yet
Don't take me now cause I'm not finished yet"

She got sick and tired of sweating strength away
Kissing up to a tease of romance
Had a close scrape with a razor blade
And now she's giving life another chance
Til she tried to give it away, she dragged herself through her days
Half hoping someone soon would come and take away her pain
But now she understands: she holds her fate in her own hands
And says a prayer that starts with, "I'm not finished yet..."

And she says: "I'm not finished yet
I haven't reached as high as I can get
And I was put down here for a reason
Not just to pass the change of season
So don't take me now cause I'm not finished yet
Don't take me now cause I'm not finished yet"

[SOLO]
You've got to understand: you hold your fate in your own hands
Get up--don't let life pass you by -- it ain't over yet
And just say: "I'm not finished yet
I haven't reached as high as I can get
And we're only here for the season -- just past the age of reason
So don't take me now, cause I'm not finished yet
Don't take me now cause I'm not finished yet"

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from Elizabeth Parker Revisited (2020 Reissue), released April 21, 2020
Dave Caruso: Vocals, Piano, Synth

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Dave Caruso Detroit, Michigan

Dave Caruso is a melodic pop songwriter, indie recording artist & music educator from Detroit, MI.

Dave offers a series of livestream songwriting courses at his website.

He's also the creator and host of SongwriterStories.com, a songwriting and music discovery podcast, featuring fascinating interviews with songwriters like Matthew Sweet, Marshall Crenshaw, Vicki Peterson and Tony Macaulay.
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