
FAR Therapeutic kicks off ‘Detroit Performs’ season 13
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FAR Therapeutic client Leo Palmer sings “In My Shoes” on “Detroit Performs.”
There’s a new season of “Detroit Performs: Live From Marygrove” coming to a TV near you at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. The season 13 premiere kicks off with performances by clients from FAR Therapeutic Arts & Recreation, which provides creative arts therapy for people with disabilities. Watch FAR Therapeutic client Leo Palmer sing “In My Shoes.”
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FAR Therapeutic kicks off ‘Detroit Performs’ season 13
Clip: Season 8 Episode 14 | 3m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s a new season of “Detroit Performs: Live From Marygrove” coming to a TV near you at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. The season 13 premiere kicks off with performances by clients from FAR Therapeutic Arts & Recreation, which provides creative arts therapy for people with disabilities. Watch FAR Therapeutic client Leo Palmer sing “In My Shoes.”
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We'll leave you now with a performance from that show, which is curated by FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation, an organization that empowers individuals with special needs.
Here's Leo Palmer singing in my shoes.
♪ I've seen the sun rise and I've seen it fall ♪ ♪ I've been through dark times ♪ And I still see the beauty of it all ♪ ♪ I have the stars and planets all aligned ♪ ♪ Sometimes you win, sometimes you get taken for a ride ♪ ♪ But I won't apologize ♪ No, that would be my demise ♪ I stand here and recognize I've paid my dues ♪ ♪ I'm growing to be more comfortable in my shoes ♪ ♪ Live long enough to have some enemies ♪ ♪ But a jury of my peers would say that they love me ♪ ♪ I don't always seem to have the perfect words ♪ ♪ And if I say the wrong thing that I'm sure to be hurt ♪ ♪ But even monkeys fall from trees ♪ ♪ You can't preach courage from your knees ♪ ♪ I'm standing my ground even if I lose ♪ ♪ I'm growing to be more comfortable in my shoes ♪ ♪ Isn't it a shame how so many think the same ♪ ♪ My luck is down, the river's low ♪ ♪ I can't stay here ♪ There's someplace else I've got to go to find me ♪ ♪ I shifted forward just to far right back ♪ ♪ I learned to see abundance where others only see like ♪ ♪ You play that win or lose when summer slide in ♪ ♪ There are ways to play the game so that everyone's invited ♪ ♪ But I follow what the wisest say ♪ ♪ I can't please them all anyway ♪ ♪ I co-create the destiny I choose ♪ ♪ I'm growing to be more comfortable ♪ ♪ I'm growing to be more comfortable ♪ ♪ I'm growing to be more in my shoes ♪
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