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It’s been a long time since I last saw you
But nothing worked out like we wanted it to
I said I’d never leave you, said I’d always be true
But that’s just not enough.
I could give all my money to a local church,
Spend a couple years doing volunteer work
And I would still be an irresponsible jerk
‘Cause it’s just not enough,
To ignore the things I love.

I must be miles off course, never see a destination
Just the water condensation on the windshield of my car
I’ve never been this lost. This long gigantic highway
Sure aint goin’ my way very far.

You know I always try to lend a helping hand
Support the corporations and the common man
But neither of the two will understand, they say
That’s just not enough.
I will try to conform to the status quo
But I feel like a traitor everywhere I go.
I try to be helpful and never say no
But that’s just not enough
to ignore the things I love

Isn’t it what you want, for me to ignore my own convictions,
And believe all the contradictions that I take in every day?
Isn’t it what you want? My soul is public domain.
Just take it you don’t even have to pay.

How can I be sure? How can I be sure,
When the lack of some permission makes me so damn insecure?
How should I react? How should I react,
When the good things in this life I always end up giving back?
Whose fault is this? Who’s to blame,
That I’m guilty and I’m restless and yet I can’t complain?
I’ll take in all your pain for you. I’ll take in all your…

I know, I’m on your list
But I’ve become a person who doesn’t exist
With everybody’s cuffs around my wrists
I know that’s not enough.
I’ve convinced myself despair is fake.
I act quite happy from the moment I wake
A lobotomy would make this easier to take
‘Cause it’s not good enough
to ignore the things I love.

Now I’m headed for disaster as my hands are shaking faster
And knocking all the plaster from the ceiling to the floor
I’m in no shape to drive, I wonder if I’m alive
And I can’t say what it is I’m striving for.

How can I be sure? How can I be sure,
When the lack of some permission makes me so damn insecure?
How should I react? How should I react,
When the good things in this life I always end up giving back?
Whose fault is this? Who’s to blame,
That I’m guilty and I’m restless and yet I can’t complain?
I’ll take in all your pain for you. I’ll take in all your pain.

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from This Tone Aint Big Enough for the Both of Us, released September 1, 1988

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David Minnick Detroit, Michigan

David Minnick is obsessed with choosing seemingly impossible musical projects and seeing them through to completion. He creates music in a multitude of genres (orchestral, blues, ska, free jazz, gamelan, klezmer, psychedelic pop, pirate music, a cappella, to name a few) and plays several instruments.
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