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I Can Be

from Long Time Coming by Justin Maki

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Despite mine and other's reservations, I will confidently "be who I wanna be".

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Well I’ve been lookin’ at all the people
That are walkin’ down the street
And to my surprise, the look in their eyes
Oh they’re not happy
What did they do?

Did they have a bad day
Or a bad week
Or a bad year too?
You know that those decisions in life
Which matter the most
Determine what you’re gonna do
But if you don’t want to, no
Did you really choose?

Cause I can be who I wanna be
And say what I wanna say
And do what I wanna do
Any way that I want to…

(And) when you’re workin’ the commoner’s grind
You might feel troubled to find
The purpose in your heart
But the second that you decide
Reservations aside, go and follow your star

You’ll come across the trickster
And the wiseman
And find boulders on your way
So paddle ahead and ride the wave of your own anxiety
Remember, your inner glow
Is all that you need to know

To be who you wanna be
And say what you wanna say
And do what you wanna do
Anyway that you want to
As long as your stars are aligned right
And you can hold back every single increment of fright
And you know in your heart that you’ve been precise
There’s no way that you’ll faulter
It’s not a role of the dice
Hmm, I’m living my life

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from Long Time Coming, released November 26, 2017
Justin Maki: Songwriter; Producer; Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Matt Haché: Co-Producer; Recording and Editing Engineer; Electric Guitar; Bass

Mike Klassen: Drums

Chris Erb: Recording, Editing, Mixing, and Mastering Engineer

Samantha Le Grand: Album Artwork

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Justin Maki London, Ontario

Justin Maki is a “Flirtatious Jazz-Pop” artist out of London, CAN and FCLMA’s 2021 “Pop Artist of the Year”. Japan born and Canada bred, Justin’s music is Pop while carefully drawing influence from R&B, Soul, Funk, and Jazz. Justin has played over 1,000 gigs from Regina, SK to Moncton, NB and has opened for industry heavy-weights like The Sheepdogs, Monster Truck, and Neon Dreams. Listen & Follow! ... more

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