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Enough About You

from The Purity of Habit and Home by NewK

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“ENOUGH ABOUT YOU"
Words – June to July 2005
Music – May to July 2005
Words & Music by NewK (aka John Newcott)

1st verse
Suffered all the lame objections – vain attempts at compromise
A patchwork of deceptions – all you failed to realize
Your not so sly inventions – based on what amounts to lies
Ill conceived transgressions – mixed with half baked alibis

2rd verse
And I curse the day I met you – wish it could be taken back
Any kindness that’s been lost – can be traced to what you lack
While the future lurches forward – all the precious time you took
Can’t be replaced or re-invented – you might take another look

CHORUS
Re-invent the wheel as if it mattered
You’ll still be fumbling in the dark
These obsessions of the moment won’t amount to
Anymore than another selfish lark

Resilience is your overblown contention
You haven’t the will to carry on
It all boils down to what you’re really made of
And in the end you’re heartless yearnings will be gone

3rd verse
So ridiculous and petty – what’s this really all about?
Did you store up your resentment – so you could take the crueler route?
Was this all for your amusement? – or to fuel your growing doubt?
A life devoid of truth or substance – all you’ll never figure out
That these lines just get more blurry – and your needs will vanish too
Because what really matters most – has not a thing to do with you

(CHORUS)

CODA:
YOU’LL BE GONE

ã 2005 Sean Francis

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from The Purity of Habit and Home, released June 17, 2018

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NewK Jersey City, New Jersey

Started writing music at age 13. In the early 70's, "opened" as a singer/songwriter for: Vince Bell; Guy Clark; Lightning Hopkins; Willis Alan Ramsey.
Played in various jazz & rock bands, while working in multiple capacities in the theater. Writes both song form & instrumental works. In addition to my own work in the studio, Co-Produced the last 3 recordings by jazz pianist Michael Wolff. ... more

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