Very Survivable

by Ben Clark & The Long Shadows

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Funny
Now son,
You’ve become the anchor
You’re the one who’s gotta keep his cool
No one’s feeling very much like themselves
Wave goodbye to the days of your youth

Funny how people think they’re all done changing
Surprised when one final time they do
Funny how families have secret isolations
We pretend like we don’t know it’s true

Don’t be frustrated when you find yourself makin
A few more stops than normal ‘round town
All of these things become very survivable
So don’t let sorrow keep you down

Make sure you got a place to go when it’s angry
Put your brother first before yourself
All these things become very survivable
Keep breathing when they give you hell

Hmm

Funny how photos get slowly divided
Faces get erased from holidays
Funny you thought you knew they were crazy
Till they start making you act the same way

Some of your friends are never gonna understand it
A lot of people think that love is true
I don’t think love intends to follow any plans
Just let the one you’re with be what they want to

Don’t get enraged when the styles start changing
Don’t swallow any stories that don’t feel true
All of these things become very survivable
Grown men still get the blues

Don’t get sickened when the pickings are slim
Always try to be nice to someone new
All of these things become very survivable
And you’ll learn a couple lessons too
Hmm

Sometimes it takes a little breaking up to make it
Stronger than it ever was before
All of these things become very survivable
You’ll forget what you were mad about before

It’s ok to think of all of us together
And realize it doesn’t matter now
All of these things become very survivable
Don’t let sorrow keep you down
Don’t let sorrow keep you down

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released January 26, 2019

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