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Start Over Again
03:28
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Got a couple small dreams left in me
A little bit of pushing is all I need
To get from where I am to where I want to be
A little bit of purpose is all I need
She said to me
No more putting off like I’ve done before
This can’t wait anymore
It’s time to start over even if it’s hard
And if that doesn’t work
And if that doesn’t work
Start over again
There’s still something in me trying to break free
A little bit of pushing is all I need
I’ve gotta believe
No more putting off like I’ve done before
This can’t wait anymore
It’s time to start over even if it’s hard
And if that doesn’t work
And if that doesn’t work
Start over again
Tired of looking back when I’m looking at all
Sick of sitting round staring at walls
Enough with being helpless
Won’t be helpless anymore
It’s time to start over even if it’s hard
And if that doesn’t work
And if that doesn’t work
Start over
It’s time to start over even if it’s hard
And if that doesn’t work
And if that doesn’t work
Start over again
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It’s 8 am
She’s off to work and if she’s late again
She’ll get another scolding on the floor
She takes the bus, she takes the train
The final stop’s the same
And she doesn’t want to go anymore
Working so hard to pay
For things you don’t want anyway
It’s never too late to make a change
It’s 1 pm
She calls her man, but he can’t meet again
The boss called another team meeting
But it’s all right, yeah it's all right
They’ll grab a drink that night
As long as his office doesn’t ring
Working so hard to pay
For things you don’t want anyway
It’s never too late to make a change
When you know you know
It’s never too late to make a change
Get up and go
When you hate the path in front of you
Find another, start anew
It’s never too late to make a change
It’s 1 am
Just getting home, his girl’s asleep in bed
He says no more nights like this I swear
She wakes and then, she takes his hand
Says she has everything
She needs in front of her there
Pack it up in little boxes and throw it all away
Because it’s never too late to make a change
When you know you know
It’s never too late to make a change
Get up and go
When you hate the path in front of you
Find another, start anew
It’s never too late to make a change
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Backup Option
04:26
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If it had to happen though
At least now I know
But it don’t make me feel any better
I got in the car and I drove
Nowhere to go
But I knew that I had to see you
And now that I did
I can’t eat
I can’t sleep
Maybe it’s not worth it
I can’t breathe
I can’t be
I can’t be your back-up option
Left with nothing
So I walked to your door
And there on your porch
I saw you with his arms wrapped around you
And that look of surprise
Your daggers for eyes
And I knew right then I had lost you
And now that I know
I can't eat
I can’t sleep
Maybe it’s not worth it
I can’t breathe
I can’t be
I can’t be your back-up option
Left with nothing
All this ends right now
I can’t keep breaking down
There’s nothing left to hide
I’ve never been so alive
As when I’m with you
And now it hurts
It hurts
And now that I know
I can't eat
I can’t sleep
Maybe it’s not worth it
I can’t breathe
I can’t be
I can’t be your back-up option
Left with nothing
So the memories fade
More and more each day
But the hurt it just keeps on repeating
I’d follow you half-round the world
Anywhere
But you knew some point I would be leaving
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Right Place to Be
03:22
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There was a time and a place
And a feeling I was missing something
Desperate for a chance
To prove myself to someone
Drove all night, drove all day
Slept on floors and beat-up couches
'Til I met you on that night
At the height of all my doubting
It was you, it was me
Under covers, underneath
It was soft, it was free
It was right place to be
In the morning when we woke
I made a call, you had a smoke
As I waited for my friend
To drive across the state again
It was you it was me
Under covers, underneath
It was soft, it was free
It was the right place to be
And the only thing I don’t forget
Your kisses taste like cigarettes
And after a whole hour
We said nothing to each other
And here I am
Ten years on
Typing questions up to you
Then again
What’s the point?
What a stupid thing to do
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New Normal Now
04:30
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I wasn’t ready for this
Not at all
We said goodbye with a kiss
That was all
I took a plane to the coast
Then I turned back around
Trying to hold back the tears
'Til they all poured out
Where you were
Where you are
So hard to know
But it feels so far
And the hurt’s
Now this scar
That stays around
It’s the new normal now
It’s the new normal now
I saw the Eagles play
What a game
We pulled it out in the end
It wasn’t the same
I wanted to call you then
And I knew what you’d say
I turned it off instead
And sat with the pain
Where you were
Where you are
So hard to know
But it feels so far
And the hurt’s
Now this scar
That stays around
It’s the new normal now
It’s the new normal
Now all the fortune
Feels like a curse
Every sweet moment’s
A little bit worse
And I know it gets better
But God how this hurts
Cause something is missing
Something is missing
That something that’s missing
Won't ever return
Where you were
Where you are
So hard to know
But it feels so far
And the hurt’s
Now this scar
That stays around
It’s the new normal now
It’s the new normal now
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6. |
Even Though
03:06
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I don’t know why this took so long, dear
So much to tell you, I couldn’t say a word
It’s been a month and I won’t lie
It’s been hard, it’s been hard
I just thought we needed time
Even though
I can’t fall asleep some nights
Even though
I've been keeping it inside
I ain’t gonna lie
It’s been hard at times
But lately I’ve been feeling fine
I don’t know why we went so long, dear
I can’t remember thinking it would work
Going round and round in circles
Like digging and filling up a hole
I just thought we needed time
Even though
I can’t fall asleep some nights
Even though
I've been keeping it inside
I ain’t gonna lie
It’s been hard at times
But lately I’ve been feeling fine
It didn’t take too long to know
It didn’t hurt to see you go
I was lost for a few days
But now I’m finding my way
Even though
I can’t fall asleep some nights
Even though
I've been keeping it inside
I ain’t gonna lie
It’s been hard at times
But lately I’ve been feeling fine
Lately I've been feeling fine
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7. |
Waiting on Somebody
03:34
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This time it’s starting to hurt
You thought it couldn’t get worse
But all these days are just turning to nothing
You wish you had something to lose
It’s time to turn the corner
To find that order and move
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
You're waiting on somebody to come
And in the morning’s the worst
Just getting out of bed hurts
But all these days are just turning to nothing
You wish you had something to lose
It’s time to turn the corner
To find that order and move
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody
You're waiting on somebody to come
Don’t wait around for a wake-up call
You might find you never were asleep at all
Don’t wait around for your train to come
You might find you were riding on it all along
These days are just turning to nothing
You wish you had something to lose
It’s time to turn the corner
To find that order and move
Don’t spend your whole life waiting on somebody to come
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Motive
03:24
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There are some times when I think of you
I think of you and I don’t know why
My mind is taking me
To places where it shouldn’t be
And locked inside
Are days I could have spent with you
Ways I could have changed for you
But I never even tried
You’re a reminder of the home I could have known
If I could forget you then I would have long ago
I want to call you but the motive’s never right
I’ll be fine if I can make it through the night
I’ll be fine if I can make it through the night
There are some things I want to say to you
But I'll keep inside
You knew me long before
I left to look for something more
I couldn’t find
And if I were in front of you
I’d take back what I done to you
But it’s easier to hide
You’re a reminder of the home I could have known
If I could forget you then I would have long ago
I want to call you but the motive’s never right
I’ll be fine if I can make it through the night
And the feelings they don’t fade no matter how I try
But the memories become copies of old copies over time
The last thing that you said to me
Was that you’d always wait for me
Now I’m just so sure you changed your mind
You’re a reminder of the home I could have known
If I could forget you then I would have long ago
I want to call you but the motive’s never right
I’ll be fine if I can make it through the night
I’ll be fine if I can make it through the night
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9. |
Looking for a Lover
03:14
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Becca’s been busy dreaming away
She plans her perfect wedding day
She’s got the flowers and the room
She just needs the groom
She goes out drinking with her friends
They want to set her up with their friend Ben
And oh hey he’s free on Friday night
She says all right if only she won’t be lonely
She’s looking for a lover, looking for a lover
It doesn’t really matter who
Looking for a lover, looking for a lover
Anyone will do
Just as long as she has someone to come home to
Next week Ben waits by the bar
She spots his flowers from afar
He could stand to lose a pound or two
But his face is cute
Becca buttons her blouse button and then
She unbuttons it again
She talks and talks without a pause
It’s not on purpose, she just gets nervous
She’s looking for a lover, looking for a lover
It doesn’t really matter who
Looking for a lover, looking for a lover
Anyone will do
Just as long as she has someone to come home to
One thing leads to another and then
She copies keys, he’s moving in
They read The Times on the weekend
And it may not be love, but it’s close enough
She’s looking for a lover, looking for a lover
It doesn’t really matter who
Looking for a lover, looking for a lover
Anyone will do
Just as long as she has someone to come home to
And now they both have someone to come home to
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10. |
You Know or You Don't
03:42
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When you’re faced with a choice
And the cracks in your voice
Are saying you don’t really care
It’s no way to live
When you fake what you give
And take all that others will share
When it dawns on you last
That the moment has passed
You’ll look up and I won’t be there
I’m asking for answers I already know
One look at your face my heart sinks like a stone
It’s a hand anybody would fold
You know or you don’t
You know or you don’t
Don’t pretend
It’s the middle of something
We knows at the end
If you won’t take the blame
You can twist up your words
The meaning’s the same
And I won’t keep waiting for you
When you’re living alone
No place is home
Trapped between hope and despair
When regret is the norm
And you’re lost in the storm
You wake up gasping for air
It’s no use to cling
Or build up some thing
That never really was there
I’m asking for answers I already know
One look at your face my heart sinks like a stone
It’s a hand anybody would fold
You know or you don’t
You know or you don’t
Don’t pretend
It’s the middle of something
We knows at the end
If you won’t take the blame
You can twist up your words
The meaning’s the same
And I won’t keep waiting for you
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shwa losben San Francisco, California
Originally hailing from Philadelphia, Shwa Losben is a Bay Area transplant whose indie-folk style has garnered comparisons
to Elliott Smith and Neil Young.
His earworm melodies and sophisticated songwriting earned him the ASCAP Robert Allen Songwriting Award.
On his upcoming release "You Would Have Loved It," Losben blends intricate stories with elements of Britpop and 90s rock.
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