Buxton enrolled at Nashville's Belmont University and started a Southern rock band called Stoik Oak, which toured the region for three years. After an 18-month engagement, she married the band's guitarist when she was 22. However, they divorced shortly afterwards. She also felt discouraged about finding a place for her unique-sounding voice in the music business but found further encouragement from one of her friends, John Rich of Big & Rich. She asked her publisher to set up some co-writing sessions, and she became more confident in her approach to singing and songwriting. Buxton is expected to release her debut album on Lyric Street Records in 2007.
Sarah Buxton's debut album is slated for release by Lyric Street sometime in 2007, but it has been delayed several times.
Her single, "Innocence," was released, but did not burn up the charts. One of the album's tracks, "Love Is a Trip" was used by ABC to promote its "Men In Trees" drama series last summer/fall.
Buxton has been featured on many albums as a backup singer. These albums include Kenny Rogers' album Water and Bridges; Cowboy Troy's Loco Motive; and John Corbett's eponymous debut album. She has an album of her own coming out in 2007. Keith Urban also sings a version of her song "Stupid Boy" (which Buxton co-wrote) on his album Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing. The album also features Buxton singing backup on the track "Tu Compañía".
Shine On
Sarah Buxton Lyrics
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And an 'F' for freakin' out.
I never said: "I'm smooth,"
An' I guess I proved that now.
I sprained my knees on the jungle gym:
I was climbing in to be with you.
It's times like these,
I gotta cut myself some slack, Jack.
An' shine on the drama conversation,
Shine on the sticky situations.
If I learn to lighten up,
The sun is gonna shine on me, yeah.
Whoa, yeah.
It might be a molehill now,
But it's a mountain when I'm done, yeah.
An' maybe they're tiny little problems,
But I'll pile them up, one by one.
So count on me to exaggerate,
And to complicate what should be simple.
My brain stampedes,
I gotta get out of my way an say:
Shine on the drama conversation,
Shine on the sticky situations.
If I learn to lighten up,
The sun is gonna shine on me, yeah.
Yeah.
Why can't I let my worries roll, like water, off my back?
An' treat all of life's craziness like a comedy an' laugh?
Or am I gonna keep on makin' everything much harder than it is?
Don't know, no, no.
Shine on,
Shine on.
If I learn to lighten up,
The sun is gonna shine on me.
(Shine on.)
The sun is gonna shine on me.
(Shine on.)
The sun is gonna shine,
(Shine on.)
On me someday, oh.
Shine on.
Hey, shine on.
Ooh, shine on.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(Shine on.)
Whoa, yeah.
(Shine on.)
Shine on, shine on.
The lyrics of Sarah Buxton's song Shine On convey the message of not taking oneself and life too seriously. She starts by asking for an 'A' for effort and an 'F' for freaking out, indicating her tendency to get worked up over small things. She then talks about how she once sprained her knees trying to climb a jungle gym just to be with someone, showing that she often goes to great lengths for seemingly trivial matters. Buxton accepts that she needs to cut herself some slack and learn to lighten up. She talks about how her tendency to exaggerate and complicate simple things causes drama in her life, and she needs to change her perspective and treat everything like a comedy to let go of her worries.
The chorus 'Shine on the drama conversation, shine on the sticky situations' is a call to action for herself to stop dwelling on trivial matters and focus on the bigger picture. She believes that if she can learn to lighten up, the sun will shine on her. Buxton concludes the song by asking why she can't let her worries roll off her back like water and treat life's craziness like a comedy to laugh at. She realizes that she's the one making everything harder than it is and needs to learn to shine on.
Line by Line Meaning
Gimme an 'A' for effort,
Acknowledge the effort I put in.
And an 'F' for freakin' out.
Remind me to calm down in stressful situations.
I never said: "I'm smooth,"
I did not claim to be good at handling everything.
An' I guess I proved that now.
And I probably showed that I struggle with some things.
I sprained my knees on the jungle gym:
I hurt myself trying to impress you.
I was climbing in to be with you.
I wanted to spend time with you even if it meant getting hurt.
It's times like these,
In situations like this,
I gotta cut myself some slack, Jack.
I need to go easy on myself and not be too hard on me.
An' shine on the drama conversation,
Ignore the unnecessary drama and focus on the important discussion.
Shine on the sticky situations.
Find a way to overcome difficult situations.
If I learn to lighten up,
If I become less serious about things,
The sun is gonna shine on me, yeah.
I will feel better about myself and my situation.
It might be a molehill now,
It may not be a big problem right now,
But it's a mountain when I'm done, yeah.
But I tend to make it a bigger problem than it actually is.
An' maybe they're tiny little problems,
Perhaps they are minor issues,
But I'll pile them up, one by one.
But I tend to accumulate them and make them seem worse.
So count on me to exaggerate,
Expect me to blow things out of proportion.
And to complicate what should be simple.
And to make things complicated when they don't have to be.
My brain stampedes,
My thoughts race uncontrollably,
I gotta get out of my way an say:
I need to stop overthinking and tell myself:
Why can't I let my worries roll, like water, off my back?
Why can't I let go of my worries and not let them bother me?
An' treat all of life's craziness like a comedy an' laugh?
Why can't I find humor in the craziness of life?
Or am I gonna keep on makin' everything much harder than it is?
Or am I going to continue making everything more difficult than it needs to be?
Shine on,
Stay positive,
The sun is gonna shine on me.
Things will get better for me.
(Shine on.)
On me someday, oh.
I will eventually see better days.
Hey, shine on.
Stay positive.
Ooh, shine on.
Stay positive.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(Shine on.)
Whoa, yeah.
(Shine on.)
Shine on, shine on.
Stay positive, stay positive.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANGIE APARO
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