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Life is Long
03:19
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I'm not that good at keeping cool
I get stressed out by your needs
See your face, know it wants
Something safe, & I can't front
Cuz I know that I am just like you
I always lie, you know its true,
You can be very mean
Too extreme
Nasty words really hurt
But I know you're in pain
Even so, you're to blame
There's no excuse for why you're loose
And spouting off, spewing froth
Like a bosssss
You called me out, I called you up
Just to doubt your come up
I can't stand your success
Hand-in-hand with my regrets
I know you're getting scared you won't get there
Not now or ever but Life is Long
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I Got A Job
02:25
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I got a job, I'm doing what I should
I got a job but I don't feel that good
Work all day for little pay & I come home to no good
I got a job, I give em all my time
I got a job but I ain't saved a dime
I work all day for little pay
And I come home with no time
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White Picket Fence
02:17
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They say friendly hands makes the work go faster
But I've never got from my friends what I'm after
Come on
No I'm not sure what the hell I'm doing
All I know is that I have to do it
Come on
It's like that fence... when you tell em its for their own good
Pretty soon you've got the whole neighborhood
Nobody gives it a closer look
It's a good thing no one's read the book
When you're down on your knees from the world's evil
And it's hard to see the good in people
I know
You can take comfort & solace in loved ones
Or maybe the person who you really loved once is gone
It's like that fence: It's a job you know you have to do
But you wish it could be done without you
It's the best thing you could possibly do
Get it done but leave no trace of you
When you're gone there'll be no memory of you
But the fence will still stand white & true
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Heaven is Bare
03:50
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Strange how beauty makes you cry
Living makes you die
And you can never buy time
Love is pain by another name
Fame's sought after in vain
All you can really change is your name
Men cannot choose when they lose all they have
I find I ask myself a lot
What I've really got
And what I can give away
"Heaven will be torn asunder
The Earth will fall away"
That's what all of the emperors say
They cannot choose when they lose all they have
God is lonely I know he must be sad up there
Heaven is bare
Way I see it, we all need it but we're scared nobody's there
Heaven is bare
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Ghost in the Shoe
03:40
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I recall faces in the fall, VFW halls and the leaves from the trees
On the street, like bodies under sheets
Slick with rain as the past spreads like a stain
I was weak, my heart was asleep as the cool November rain stung my cheek
Half-adored, speeding up I-94 toward a big black door opening up a little more...
Lived nine lives, swallowed ninety knives
Finally felt fine when the last one cut the tie
That bound me to the last vestige of you
Like a ghost in the shell or a ghost in my shoe
No one knows just where your Old Joy goes
Hope you catch your favorite shows
You live the life you chose
No one knows just where your Old Joy goes
Strike a pose, freeze a smile in time
Place your bets, referee regrets
Oh you give what you get, just haven't got it yet...
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Old Joy Austin, Texas
Scum Pop/Power Trash from Chicago IL
Now located in Austin TX
Booking/press: onesockman@gmail.com
IG: @oldjoychicago
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