The assignment was to write something uplifting. Double entendre, anyone?
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We're all left wanting more
Even when we got it all
I read somewhere once before
That pride comes before a fall
-- So I give it up and let it go --
Until the end of our time
We're climbing 'til we reach the sky
Striving to keep what is mine
Never stop to wonder why
-- So I give it up and let it go --
-- I give it up 'cause I know --
It'll be alright
It'll be ok
Your worries won't add another day
To the life you watch pass before your eyes
So pack up your cares & your strife
And let 'em fly
We all want to be the best
But it's easier to knock you down
If we don't give it a rest
Our hearts become a ghost town
-- So we give it up and let it go --
-- I give it up 'cause I know --
It'll be alright
It'll be ok
Your worrying won't add another day
To the life we watch pass before our eyes
So pack up your cares & your strife
And let 'em fly
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-- We give it up and let it go --
-- I give it up 'cause I know --
It'll be alright
It'll be ok
My worries won't add another day
To the life I watch pass before my eyes
So pack up your cares & your strife
Pack up our cares & our strife
And let 'em fly
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019