As Real as I Get
by Bill Leyden
About this track
He says something he can’t quite stand behind, then sits with it long enough to hear it differently. She doesn’t argue—she just lets it hang there. What follows is a quiet shift: not toward being right, but toward catching himself before the story hardens. It’s not perfect, but it’s closer. lyrics [Verse 1] Just pulled off the road, killed the lights Radio on preachers most of the night Made me see something I’d take back now But I let it sit, let it settle down [Verse 2] She didn’t react, just tilted her head When I started to talk, then I heard what I said It came out different than I had planned Closer to truth than I’d understand [Chorus] I wasn’t saying I was right I was just exploring the space Before it turned into something else That’s as real as I get [Verse 3] I left a few stories the same way Thought I meant them at the time Or maybe not Till I heard them back—less pure [Break] [Chorus] I wasn’t saying I was right I was just exploring the space Before it turned into something else That’s as real as I get [Bridge] Now I took a moment before I spoke Something in me felt the flow Before it came aloud Better late than clever [Chorus] I wasn’t saying I was fixed Maybe just closer now To something I don’t have to defend That’s as real as I get [Tag / Outro] As real as I get How ’bout that