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Forever Young

from The Fine Print by Amanda Rose Riley

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When I was five I used to think I would be settled in some pastel yellow house by now
On a pretty little row of pastel colored houses
With a hardworking husband, who looks like a prince
And a couple of funny, precocious little kids
I might be a pantsuit professional
Or a working writer, or a teacher
At any rate, a stable job, not still just a dreamer

But I think I'd rather be forever young
Than prematurely dead inside
To wake up every day and work on a dream
Is a blessing I'd never take lightly
It's not a failing

These days, I wake up every morning, just after eleven
Spend most of my days reading and writing in bed
Still living with my mom, like when I was seven
But there's meaning and method, I've got a direction
And the biggest surprise is I never dreamed this life could make me so happy

And stoically settling for plan B
When you never even took plan A all the way
Just because time marched on and you got afraid
That isn't success

I used to hate songs like this too when I was afraid
So if you hate this song, it's not too late
I used to hate songs like this too when I was afraid
So if you hate what I'm saying, it's not too late

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from The Fine Print, released June 18, 2021

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Amanda Rose Riley Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Quirky, punk & pop-influenced acoustic singer-songwriter. Equal parts dreamer and doer.

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