Maybe on the Way Down

from The Way It's Always Been by Paul Ventura

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lyrics

friends
a word for dead ends
at one point i needed lists to keep my ties

these days
can count on one hand
can just count to five

and shoes
once had a use
once had a need an urge to tell the truth

now i
i can't be bothered
for a lie

(prechorus)
the only time you cross my mind
is when i check the time
and drink myself to death on what could have been

(chorus)
maybe on the way down
maybe when the wheels all come off on your life
then maybe we could be friends
maybe we could reach the end of my life
we just might deserve a try/no it doesn't hurt to try

you, you could be you
but not the you that's falling short for you
the you that could be bothered for the time

and i,
i could be me
in all the brilliant ways i want to be
your dream, your manic pixie
like you for me

(prechorus)
the only time you cross my mind
is when i'm aiming high
and trading out could be with what could have been

(chorus)

(solo)

(chorus)

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from The Way It's Always Been, released February 19, 2021

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