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At Least We Try
03:29
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Every afternoon at four o clock
I walk out the door with our dog
Meet you on the sidewalk
And saunter home
For ten minutes we shoot the breeze
Talk about all the annoying things
Our co workers did
And how we’re meant for more than this
You wanna be on the big screen
I want the same thing in a different medium
At least we try
At least we try
At least we’re trying
At least we’ve tried
We’ve worked our whole lives
Doing what we don’t like
Now that we’re 29
At least we’re trying
It’s like when we unwrap the paper
And flip to the living section
Turn to page C3
To the brain teasers
It’s hard to get one word right
But at least
At least we try
At least we try
At least we’re trying
At least we try
Some people go their whole lives
Go their whole lives
And they don’t even try
They don’t even try
So at least we’re trying
So many people we know
Are having kids of their own
But we still live in a basement
Not a mortgage, we pay rent
But it’s money that’s well spent
Cause
At least we try
At least we’re trying
At least we’ve tried
We can say that we’re trying
At least we try
We’ve got our whole lives
At least we try
At least we’re trying
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2. |
Healthy Human
04:08
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You say I should journal every day, but I don't
You say if I write things down, then I'll know myself better
But I probably won't
I know that there is something I should do
To be a healthy human
That's what I wanna do, but I don't think I know how
Can you show me?
Can you show me?
I promise I'll listen this time
I promise I'll listen
But every time you try to give me advice, I always resist
'Cause in the moment it feels like you're squelching my right
To do dumb shit if I wanna
But that's not really what I wanna do
It's the principle that matters
At least that's what I tell myself
But what I really need is
Is baby tell me what I'm supposed to do
To be a healthy human
That's what I wanna do, but I don't think I know how
Can you show me?
Can you show me?
I promise I'll listen
I promise I'll listen this time
You say if I go to therapy
I can move on from my past
But you and I both know we can't afford
And I don't wanna ask my dad
I guess I'm coming to terms with where I'm at
I really don't want to
But I gotta ask my dad
Healthy human, healthy human
Healthy human
I wanna be a healthy human
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I’m sorry that I've put you on the back burner
Other matters
Have occupied my brain
I know that’s not an excuse
To forget about you
But I guess that’s just life some days
Now that I’m out of the metaphorical woods
I’d like to take you on a date
I’ll put on a new shirt
Shave my face
So it’s more kissable
Cause that’s spark that we need some days
When you’re gone
I’ll speak your love language
Acts of service
And whatever the other four are
When you get home
You know I love the love we make
But if you need to just kiss, that’s ok
I’m good with that
Cause I wanna do
Whatever you need
I wanna do
Whatever you please
I wanna watch
What you want to on TV
Instead of alcohol
At night, I will drink tea
I’m not really into compromising much
But it doesn’t really feel that way when it’s at the hands of true love
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4. |
One Of These Days
02:54
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I read a book
You went to class
Things are gonna work out for you
Which makes me feel kinda sad
Not because I don't love you
But because I want what you have
Well I guess that I could have it
If I changed my thinking habits
Cause it seems
It doesn't always pay to be sad
Things really aren't that bad
I saw you in your play last night
You were really great
You're honestly a natural
And I really wanna feel that cool
Since I've been doing my thing
For God knows how long
But it never really pays to be sad
Things really aren't that bad
Nihilism's a fad
Cause things really aren't that bad
Things aren't bad
I'm not gonna be sad
I've realized that watching you succeed is what I need
I'll be patient
Make money to pay rent
I'll get my moment
One of these days, one of these days
I'll get my moment
One of these days, one of these days
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5. |
Cardinals & Blue Jays
00:39
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Cardinals and blue jays
Cardinals and blue jays
They look splendid in April and May
Cardinals and blue jays
Love it when they make me say
Oh what a beautiful day
Oh what a beautiful day
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I still dream about you every night
I guess I’m wondering if you’re alright
I wish I didn’t do that
But I do
Do you ever dream of me?
Or are my visions just a one way street
If they are, then that’s okay
Cause a dream
Is just a dream
It doesn’t mean anything
When I’m watching pro basketball
I picture you saying, “if you were tall
Then you could’ve gone pro
But you’ve got my blood so..
It’s just a dream
A far off thing
It doesn’t mean anything”
But is it just a dream?
Premonitions are a real thing
Cause I saw you leave
In my dream
I tried to catch you at the airport
To flag you down at the liquor store
Wrote SOS on the ocean shore
For you
You pretended that you didn’t see
But I saw you look over at me
It’s okay cause it’s just a dream, right?
In a dream
It doesn’t mean anything
But it means everything
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7. |
Do I Do?
03:42
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Should it be this way forever?
Or should we turn another page?
It’s been a minute since I’ve seen you
Should I want it to stay that way?
I don’t know the right answer
I've been looking for a sign
That I want you
That I need you
That it is true
That I want you
You’ve been playing phone tag
By yourself
While I’ve been spending my days
With someone else
I know you think of me unfondly
But soon I promise that you will see
That I want you
That I need you
That it is true
That I want you
The heart grows fonder every day
The more miles that we spend farther away
It’s a necessary evil we’ve got to embrace
I need to know
I need to feel that
I want you
And you need to feel it too
Do I, do I do?
Do you, do you do?
Do I do?
I do
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8. |
Things I've Never Said
02:53
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You’ve been talking
About chasing your dreams
I want that for you
More than anything
My love
More than my money
More than my property
When you get tired
I’m gonna help you sleep
When you need someone
I’m gonna be right there
These are all things
That I've never said
Let’s go for a drive
So the wind messes up your hair
I know you don’t like it
But you look good I swear
My love
You look better than Cindy
Crawford on the beach
Better than Cathy
Who gives expense reports to me
Oh god I want you
So come on over to me
These are all things
That I've never said
So come real close
I love your nose
Let’s put it on our kid
They need your imprint
More than mine
Cause you are a wonder
The 8th one of this world
From sundown to sunup
I cherish the whole night
I wish you were immortal
I think about it all the time
You are mine
Until we’re dead
These are all things
That I've never said
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9. |
In The Arms...
06:01
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High on the top of a mountain
Under a canopy of trees
Reading beside still waters
That’s where you’ll find me
I am an elder statesman
Grasping at straws of my youth
I’ve traveled to find Mother Nature
And bow at the throne of her truth
I have been searching for years now
Although my trip’s just begun
It was always on the back burner
And wrapped in the arms of someone
The arms of a beautiful woman
She was the love of my life
But then one day I couldn’t take it
And cut our bond with a knife
I’m up on this mountain to find out
Why my mind broke like it did
Was it something she said or simply who I am
That made it easy to snap as a twig?
My money's on the latter
I think that something is broke
I had it all and no reason to leave
Except for some strange, childish joke
Years down the road I’ll be laughing
Or at least forcing it out
Because when Mother Nature has striked out
I’ll be left with comical doubt
My beautiful blonde and my daughter
Will be with my son on Christmas Eve
Sharing a meal and some presence(ts)
Material and spiritually
I’ll fade away on the mountain
Grasping at straws of my youth
So take my story and remember
In the arms of your loved ones is truth
In the arms of your mother is truth
In the arms of your sister is truth
In the arms of your brother is truth
Even when you don’t feel it
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10. |
Learn To Be Alone
04:22
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All of our memories I see differently
In my head
When I see us at the party I see yellow
And not red
Now I’m trynna learn to be alone
Learn to be alone by myself
Open up a paper and scribble down
“You were right all along”
Mark it with a postage stamp and send it off
Turn the TV on
I’ve gotta learn to be alone
Learn to be alone by myself
Gotta learn to be alone
I’ll see you at the stables later on
Where the horses are
Remember when you tried to put a bit in my mouth?
Well how’s that working out for ya?
I guess you gotta learn to be alone
Learn to be alone
I'm not the only one alone
The only one alone
We gotta learn to be alone
Learn to be alone
By ourselves
By ourselves
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