You can still laugh at this life,
You can still lick the blood from this knife
And just watch all these illusions
Wash over you.
You’ve been knocked down so many times.
You look up, the referee’s counting nine,
But, somehow, you climb up for the next round.
You fell way too deep in love.
You almost killed yourself with drugs.
But somewhere up above, your star still shines down.
And now…
You can still laugh at this life,
You can still lick the blood from this knife
And just watch all these illusions
Wash over you.
You can spread your feathers for that pretty smile,
And walk with a bounce down that dirty mile,
And just watch all these illusions
Wash over you.
Your last great career didn’t quite work out,
And once again, you’re drowning in doubt.
Don’t you feel like you’re about to just lay down and die?
But you pull yourself up out of that,
And pick another number from the hat,
And step back up to bat for one more try.
credits
from Howl,
released May 17, 2016
words & music: Steve Margulies
vocals: Little Lynnie Legend
bass, acoustic guitar, vocals: Lon Osgood
electric guitar, drum programming, vocals: Vincent Reynolds
percussion, vocals: Gene Garfin
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