Name: Never Been the Boss
Duration: P00H03M24S
Description: This is a song for workers. It is about staying the course, bearing down on the demons, and fighting for love, because you know it’s worth it.

Never Been the Boss

by Ben Arsenault

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This is a song for workers. It is about staying the course, bearing down on the demons, and fighting for love, because you know it’s worth it.

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I ain’t ever been the boss, that’s alright with me
I’m just workin’ with what I got, with what comes naturally
In this life nothing is as it seems, and everything we do we borrow from our dreams

Above and beyond, below and within
I go far and wide, through thick and thin

I ain’t ever been the kind to go astray
You can take my hand even when you’re far away
We can’t get back to from where we came
And we never knew how much we were the same

Oh honey I don’t know why I cant look you in the eye
What am I gonna do if I can’t talk to you

I ain’t ever been one to change my tune
But I know how I feel, I’ll do what I have to do
Sometimes I don’t know if I’ll make it through
Then I get back up, I can’t stop loving you

Above and beyond, below and within
I go far and wide, through thick and thin
Above and beyond, below and within
I go far and wide, through thick and thin

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released March 28, 2024
Aiden Ayers - producer, bass, fiddle, harmonies
Josh Contant - drums
Caleb Melo - pedal steel guitar
North Country Collective - label

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Ben Arsenault Vancouver, British Columbia

Known for his role as a singer/guitarist with Real Ponchos, Vancouver’s long-standing psychedelic country rockers, Ben Arsenault has also been writing and performing across Canada under his own name since 2012. Ben’s music draws from his country Acadian roots and Americana songwriting from the west coast, where he grew up. ... more

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