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Karleen Watt

A natural when it comes to songwriting, Karleen Watt pursues her musical dream with singular intensity. Her talent is purely shown in the songs that she writes where her vulnerable lyrics and emotional vocal techniques are prominently displayed when she takes command of the stage.

 
 
LYRICS PHOTOS
   
I’M NOT READY (Karleen Watt)

Guess I thought the gray would never find you
Time would never blind you, break you, make you over
To me, you’re still my funny daddy
And I’m still sittin’ on the swing set
Beggin’ you to push me higher

I don’t know how to walk alone
I need your hand to keep me steady
And I know one day you’ll have to go
But I’m not ready, I’m not ready

You laugh about your aches and pains
Say getting older’s like a game
And there’s days when you’re just not winning
And it breaks my heart to see you hurtin’
You’re not as strong as you once were
And it scares me, daddy, it scares me, ’cause

Chorus

I’m starting to understand
How helpless you felt holding grandpa’s hand
And there’s so much I haven’t said
So please don’t leave, no not just yet, ’cause

Chorus

© 2007 Calidina Music

 
 
 
 
 
 

KARLEEN WATT'S FULL BIO
A natural when it comes to songwriting, Karleen Watt pursues her musical dream with singular intensity. Her talent is purely shown in the songs that she writes where her vulnerable lyrics and emotional vocal techniques are prominently displayed when she takes command of the stage.

“Music has been a crucial part in my life,” says Watt. “My father sings, my mom plays piano and my brother’s in a rock band. I began writing music at age five, and by the time I was in eighth grade, I was adding lyrics to my melodies.  “My ideas come from everywhere...just life in general,” says Watt.

Before making the bold move to Nashville in 2002, she majored in vocal performance at Florida Community College and later Media Music at Brigham Young University.  Wrapping up her college career in Music City, Watt completed the Music Business program at Middle Tennessee State University.

“By a strange twist of fate, my mom ended up befriending Joan Baez,” reflects Watt.  “When Baez played in Tallahassee in ‘94, we got to hang out with her all day. Her manager Crook Stewart gave me a great piece of advice when he said, “You have no right not to share your gift.”

 According to Watt, “I simply want to be able to make a living doing what I love and to hopefully impact other people’s lives. I just want to be remembered!”