I'll take the time to make things right
Can't afford to lose
No you can't crack my spirit with a case of the blues
Though foolish am I
I may be stubborn at times
Can't afford to cry
I just tell myself that my well has up and gone dry
Well, maybe I'm not the one that I thought I had to be
It's a matter of time
Before you make up your mind
Yeah, it makes no difference
How you do it
Ah, don't you let them be the ones
To bring you down
Tell me now how in the hell
Are you ever gonna love somebody else
When you can't even love yourself
I cut it too close
To the wire again
Yeah my spaceship's going down
Just like Major Tom who burned out at both ends
I guess he never knew
Who he was after all
Nobody cares for the truth
They'll just sell you some story that's too tall to fall
But when they claw at your collar for one lousy dollar
Man, how far will you bend
I'd recommend
You step away from the ledge
Yeah, it makes no difference
How you do it
Don't you let them be the ones
To bring you down
Tell me now how in the hell
Are you ever gonna love somebody else
When you can't even love yourself
Some fools get lucky
Some just bite the dust
Oh, I think it's funny
That there ain't much that you can trust
But you have to do what you must
Oh, if you ever wanna make it out
You'd better learn to swim
You can outrun all your problems
But there's no guarantee that you'll ever win
Just keep your chin up and grin
'Cause tomorrow's got no time for sorrows, my friend
Take care of your garden
Don't forget where you've been
Yeah, it makes no difference
How you do it
Ah, don't you let them be the ones
To bring you down
Tell me now how in the hell
Are you ever gonna love somebody else
When you can't even love yourself
Hmmm, no you can't even love yourself
credits
from Hello Old Friend (EP),
track released September 29, 2019
Written, arranged and performed by Frisco Lee
Recorded, produced and mixed by Sam Harvey at Big Blue Studio, QC.
Mastered by James Duhamel
Introspective, homespun folk tunes from John Donne that feel informed by the sugary bleakness of '80s and '90s indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 1, 2023
