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Something Better Than This

from Coming From The End by Richard Thorne

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lyrics

You thought, that I thought .
I knew where you were heading.
But I was hanging on loosely when you tightened the line.
I slipped, when you slipped ,
From my reach like a snake that was shedding.
Like old skin , I was cast off,
And left behind.
I wasn't thinking forever .
No eternal bliss.
I never wanted a contract sealed with a kiss.

But, I was hoping for something better than this .
And I was hoping for something better than this .

I stayed , where I thought you stayed .
But I had different directions .
I got stranded in some abandoned back yard.
And I played , the way you played.
But I had no luck or connections .
I got nothing but jokers and all the bad cards .
Cupid shot all his arrows.
Pointed at us .
But I guess he missed.
Now we're forever crossed off of his list .

But I was hoping for something better than this .
And I was hoping for something better than this .

Once burned, twice shy .
I let sleeping dogs lie ,
Let them bark at the moon.
But don't worry, I'll get by.
You won't see me cry.
I can rise from the ruins .

You took, what I took,
To be a small confession .
And let it twist in the wind like some long term goal .
But I know , that you know .
I couldn't make that concession.
I could never give up what I never stole .
Some get sentenced to life,
Some get a slap on the wrist .
I guess life is a gamble .
It's hit or miss.

But I was hoping for something better than this .
And I was hoping for something better than this .
I was hoping for something better than this .

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from Coming From The End, released April 13, 2012
Richard Thorne : vocals, guitars, drums
Jonathan Silverman: electric bass
Bill Hauser: tenor sax
Mike Irwin: trumpet

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