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As a young man your eyes were bright
Your dreams, they kept you up all night
Working for success that you deserved
Soon everyone would sing the words
But soon your placeholder job became too good to quit
And quietly your weekly practice hours began to dip

And you didn't drown, you just never made it
Things stayed the same when they probably should have changed
You get stuck in these routines
And just like that, they swallow up your dreams

'Cause it was that gleam that got me hooked
Your future seemed so bright like a highly acclaimed book
I'd stand at your side and we'd conquer it all
The promises you made, they made me fall
But these unfulfilling lives start to wear down our hearts
Sometimes it ends your happiness before it even starts

And we didn't drown, we just never made it
Things stay the same when they probably should have changed
You get stuck in these routines and just like that they swallowed up your dreams

You say you don't know what to do
But if you want to be better you have to be brave
If I put up with this I'm a coward too
For me the stuff of dreams is still worth it to save

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from A Storage Auction in the Form of an Album (Quarantine 2020​!​), released March 20, 2020

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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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