Saving Grace is the work of a middle-aged man who fully knows himself and knows how to articulate the past and the present in three very vivid dimensions. Critical to retaining the song’s pathos though, Tom doesn’t project a future down this new path. It’s important that Square One is here and now. It’s important that being present in a moment and recognizing that every day and every minute is a chance for rebirth and reinvention is unconstrained by a prescribed destination. It’s the ultimate expression of freedom.

Song : https://youtu.be/Ux-RDvSHcI0

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/dTiYuYykaMk

Jake Thistle on American Idol : https://youtu.be/EVUI_FYlScM

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