v1:
Never should have started
Never should have rolled up my sleeves
Now I’m on the floor, I don’t know what to believe
It took me 4 long hours ‘til I was back on my feet
ch:
Never thought I’d fall to pieces
Never thought that I would fall at all
Now I’m staring face to face with my demons
They said, “you’ve screwed up good this time
Now your back’s up against, your back’s up against the wall”
v2:
Livin’ should be easy, you only gotta stay alive
We do our best to end it, it happens all the time
I’m going to finish this verse, it doesn’t even have to rhyme
ch:
Never thought I’d fall to pieces
Never thought that I would fall at all
Now I’m staring face to face with my demons
They said, “you’ve screwed up good this time
Now your back’s up against, your back’s up against the wall”
- harmonica -
br:
Ain't it funny when our bodies hit the ground
Nobody's laughing, and you're the only one who ever heard the sound
ch:
Never thought I’d fall to pieces
Never thought that I would fall at all
Now I’m staring face to face with my demons
They said, “you’ve screwed up good this time
Now your back’s up against, your back’s up against the wall”
ch:
Never thought I’d fall to pieces
Never thought that I would fall at all
Now I’m staring face to face with my Jesus
He said, “you’ve screwed up good this time
If it happens again, just give me a call”
credits
from east,
released June 21, 2023
Jerry: acoustic & electric guitars, singing, bass, harmonica, tambourine
Jeff Vandiver: drums
Jennifer, Georgia, and Juliana: hand claps
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023