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I’ve been thinking about overdrafts
what’s going to happen when the due dates pass
will someone come knocking at my door
or will they break through the basement floor
I’m not sure
I’m trying hard not to dwell on it
this sinking feeling that I’ve somehow missed
one of those lines that I should have signed
trying to pay my taxes on time
everybody wants something to lose
but you’ve gotta get it first before you lose it
everybody wants to run so fast
but you gotta find your legs before you stand
and I’m wondering if I’m gonna last
I’ve been thinking that I’m working hard
and I’ve been counting pennies in the dark
every single night it doesn’t add up
when will I know when enough is enough
oh no
am i broken
or just worn down at the edges
I can’t tell if I’m still standing
everybody wants something to lose
but you’ve gotta get it first before you lose it
everybody wants to run so fast
but you gotta find your legs before you stand
feels like I’m burning out
in a field of grass
holding on
but I’m fading fast
everybody wants something to lose
but you’ve gotta get it first before you lose it
everybody wants to run so fast
but you gotta find your legs before you stand
I’ve been looking for something to lose
and I thought I was close, but I was confused
I’ve been trying to run oh so fast
but I trip and I fall and I can’t seem to stand
and I’m wondering if I’m gonna last
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Love, Come Easy
03:44
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young man sitting on his porch at night
he’s sitting there watching with eyes open wide
thinking love might just walk on by
but it don’t come now and it didn’t come then
sometimes you just can’t know when
even when you feel it
coming around the corner
he’s thinking,
love, come easy
love, come easy
now switch the scene to a café shop
a woman walks in from the parking lot
she’s covered in rain and filled with thoughts of loneliness
she takes her coffee black
as she wonders where the hell she’s out
how love could escape her grasp once again
she’s thinking,
love, come easy
love, come easy
love, come easy
love, come easy
if the two of them should meet
somewhere there out on the street
is it love that might set them free
but they just keep their heads down
praying what’s been lost will become found
and love will come easy
but love don’t come easy
love, come easy
love, come easy
love, come easy
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Land of the Free
03:26
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land of the free
land of the free fallen
land of the free
falling onto its knees
our fathers who stood before us
on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan
throwing rocks at the drowning men
to see if they would sink, or if they’d swim
do you feel the freedom now
can you taste it
well then sing it out loud
land of the free
land of the free fallen
land of the free
falling onto its knees
there you sit with your ball and chain
I hear you cursing out the Lord’s name
ain’t it always the same
just quit your bitching and moaning
Sandy Hook was one of a kind,
just like Vietnam
and whatever happened in 1945
land of the free
land of the free fallen
land of the free
falling onto its knees
but baby, if we were born to run
then why do we need a starting gun
in the land of the free
land of the free fallen
land of the free
falling onto its, falling onto its
land of the free
land of the free fallen
land of the free
falling onto its, falling onto its knees
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Noah Derksen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian Folk Music’s 2021 Emerging Artist of the Year, Noah Derksen is quickly becoming known as a songwriter’s songwriter. Hailing from the heart of the Canadian Prairies, Noah has spent years honing his craft across North America. With a rich and soulful voice, Noah weaves poetry that sounds instantly familiar on first listen. He lives in Winnipeg, Canada. ... more
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