Pretty Maids Sänger RONNIE ATKINS stellt den Titeltrack seiner zweiten Soloscheibe “Make It Count“ vor, die am 18. März herauskommt. Der Pop-Appeal der Power Ballade ist durchaus gewollt, wie der Sänger erklärt:
„One of these songs that took a slight change during the making of it. Starts out as a ballad really and then later turns into something quite different. Despite the genre that I’ve delved into for the last 40 years, I guess It’s no secret that I’m a big pop fan as well. And one of the bands I grew up with in the ’70s and that always influenced me big time were ABBA and quite frankly, they are some of the greatest songwriters ever in the music industry, if you ask me. So, when Chris Laney [producer] brought up the opportunity to have legendary ABBA guitarist Lasse Wellander playing on this song, there was no way I could resist that. He does a great job and I’m honored to have him playing on one of my songs. Hope you’ll like the song as much as I do….“
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Lyrics:
From the very day that you were born
You’ve been cast
To play your part
Through light and darkness it’s your destiny
But there is always an open door
A four leaf clover to be found
A spark endowing you with clarity
Cause inside of you there’s something beautiful
Can tell from that look in your eyes
You gotta confide in yourself
Every little moment make it count
Every precious smile you see around
Every wishful dream that may come true
You gotta remember
Every traveled mile just make it count
Every day in life that your allowed
Every ray of light that shines on you
Ablaze yourself before the fire dies out
Take it all in
Your sails are set
There’s no regrets when you’ve passed the line
A fragile journey sometimes an uphill climb
But don’t despair, be you, be there
We’re all just here on borrowed time
In all rainy clouds there’s a silver lining
There’s always a light at the end
And dare to dream my friend
Chorus
You struggle you strive your whole life through
Sail with your anchor down
Now open your heart expand your view make it count