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Whether we have a compact car or a compact build, we can all live smaller, take up less space, or reduce our consumption. Those incremental life changes can also expand our horizons and push us toward the future.

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COMPACT LIFE

got a compact car
whole lot easier to park
fits in those hard to fit spaces
never a part of street drag races
driving next to an SUV…Well I feel a little puny
good on gas, near and far i got a compact car

got a compact build
five foot five still strong willed
as a kid, I was sorta stocky
bad for hoops good for hockey
wished i was tall and thin…and maybe a bit more significant
no fashion sense no frills…I got a compact build

BRIDGE: but I’m expanding my heart
stretching out my soul
letting my spirit span this entire earthly globe
ain’t gonna let this moment go

got a compact disc
all it took was to take a few risks
folks who believed in me
all my friends, my extended family
got no vinyl or cassettes…nor many financial assets
can anyone still play this?…I got a compact disc

got compact life
some of you may wonder why
downsized a few years ago
here’s what I’ve got to show
a smaller carbon footprint…a 42 year sacrament.
still makes me feel so alive…I got a compact life

I got a compact life. Oh yeah
I got a compact life with a compact car and a compact build
I got a compact life with a compact disc in a compact world
I got a compact life
A compact home, compact wife…I love my compact life

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from Love Never Rests, track released April 7, 2023
Mike Ward- Vocals and Acoustic Guitar

David Roof- Bass
Larry Labeck- Pedal Steel

James Anthony- Mandolin

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mike ward Detroit, Michigan

Lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. Those are what singer-songwriter Mike Ward loves to create. Living in Detroit, Mike grew up listening to Irish music. Influences are Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen and John Prine. His writing echoes along empty sidewalks, on country backroads, in family portraits, and in the thin lines between joy and tragedy, love and loss, past, present and future. ... more

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