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Beautiful Racket
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Beautiful Racket was released on April 15, 2004 by Columbia as a part of the album Between Here and Gone
April 15, 2004
LabelColumbia
LanguageEnglish
BPM128
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

So your day begins like this
Wondering what might have been
Old regrets and chances missed
Borne away on some landward wind
Job's okay, so it doesn't inspire
Thoughts of leaving it all behind
You used to have dreams of setting the world on fire
All you want now is peace of mind
And the beautiful racket
In whispers and roars
The bitter and sweet
Between the truces and the wars
The noise and the quiet
The courage and the fear
And all of the wisdom
Between a smile and a tear
You do your dreaming in traffic jams
You do your running in shopping malls
You do your breathing the best you can
Between carpools and cell phone calls
Who cares you'll never live in Paris?
So what you'll never travel by Lear?
How some of us learn what matters
While others never get to hear
Such a beautiful racket
In whispers and roars
The bitter and sweet
Between the truces and the wars
The noise and the quiet
The courage and the fear
And all of the wisdom
Between a smile and a tear
Oh no, oh no
So your day will end like this
Turning slowly down your street
Silent worlds of kitchens lit
Front yards full of fallen leaves
The trees are bare, the garden's done
Another season gone to earth
Before you blink, a new one comes
Reminding you what the old one's worth
And the beautiful racket
Comes in whispers and roars
The bitter and sweet
Between the roses and the wars
The noise and the quiet
The courage and the fear
And the infinite wisdom
When you hear
Such a beautiful racket
Such a beautiful racket
Oh no, such a beautiful racket
Oh no
Written by: Mary Chapin Carpenter
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