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Down By the Sea

from Lazarus by Ben Mish

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DOWN BY THE SEA

You wake up at 6:28
You have to be to work by 8
You take a shower and you get dressed
Hop the bus and it takes you west
All the commuters got their headphones on
The tired look of passion long gone
Check into your cubicle at 8:03
Another dull day spent living the dream

You thought you’d be
Down by the sea
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
Hey there’s you and hey there’s me
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
But hey, you’re not quite there today

You’ll hit the condo around 7
And watch the box until 11
Hopefully you get some lovin’
Don’t pass out with a pizza in the oven
Then the sadness comes creeping in
In the dark bedroom at 2am
Picture on the nightstand when you were 18
You said you’d be brash like that till you achieved the dream

You thought you’d be
Down by the sea
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
Hey there’s you and hey there’s me
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
But hey, you’re not quite there today

You’ve got the VIP pass
At the middle class bash
You all get together and tear it up on the weekend
But sometimes life seems to have no meaning
And there’s nothing important to do
Your life spins out of control
Bartender, how about another brew?
Sometime you think that you’ve failed
Sometimes fairytales pull you through
You’ve got no place else to fall
So here you are

You thought you’d be
Down by the sea
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
Hey there’s you and hey there’s me
Livin’ it up, livin’ up
But hey, you’re not quite there today

Maybe at a party by the sea
When the light hits you just right
When you’ve got the right haircut and the right suit
All the ones that did you wrong
All the people that scorned you
You’ll have champagne together
So you just dance, get drunk, and screw
But until that day
There’s a lot of work to do

Maybe someday you’ll be
Down by the sea
Livin’ it up, livin’ it up
You might never be down by the sea
(Time to do some livin’)
So what are you gonna do today?
(Time to do some livin’)
You might never be living down by the sea
But you still have to face the day
That’s all you’ve got, in the end, anyway

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from Lazarus, released June 7, 2017

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Ben Mish writes songs and performs them frequently.

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