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More Than What
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I want to live in big cities, spend weeks in small towns
And sometimes spend days in the woods
I want to stay up ‘til sunrise and dance with the stars
And never see my phone again
But I know I’ll need my phone again
‘Cause I can’t stay upright without all of my friends
So I’ll run through the woods one more time, then go home
To my little place by the bay
I say that I write but all I write are songs
And that’s all people know of my time
I wish I was young so I had more time left
But I hate being taken for 25
‘Cause I remember who I was at 25
And I know how much I’ve changed
And how much I’ve tried
So I never want to be seen as something that’s less
Or just not what I am
So I’ll sing it one more time
And I’ll make one more tired old rhyme
And I’ll tell you I intend to try
To be something more
Than what I got
Sometimes I want to laugh and sometimes I want to cry
and sometimes I want to hide in a cave
Sometimes I wish no one would look me in the eye
But then I wish everyone knew my name
‘Cause I sing about whiskey but then I drink prosecco
I live like a shout when I feel like an echo
Sometimes when this livin' gets to feel like a prison
I start to forget who I am
I hate lavender, but I love lilacs
And I love being on the road, but I sure hate driving
‘Cause I contain multitudes
So I’ll sing it one more time
And I’ll make one more tired old rhyme
And I’ll tell you I intend to try
To be something more
Than what I got
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I want to live in big cities, spend weeks in small towns
And sometimes spend days in the woods
I want to stay up ‘til sunrise and dance with the stars
And never see my phone again
But I know I’ll need my phone again
‘Cause I can’t stay upright without all of my friends
So I’ll run through the woods one more time, then go home
To my little place by the bay
I say that I write but all I write are songs
And that’s all people know of my time
I wish I was young so I had more time left
But I hate being taken for 25
‘Cause I remember who I was at 25
And I know how much I’ve changed
And how much I’ve tried
So I never want to be seen as something that’s less
Or just not what I am
So I’ll sing it one more time
And I’ll make one more tired old rhyme
And I’ll tell you I intend to try
To be something more
Than what I got
Sometimes I want to laugh and sometimes I want to cry
and sometimes I want to hide in a cave
Sometimes I wish no one would look me in the eye
But then I wish everyone knew my name
‘Cause I sing about whiskey but then I drink prosecco
I live like a shout when I feel like an echo
Sometimes when this livin' gets to feel like a prison
I start to forget who I am
I hate lavender, but I love lilacs
And I love being on the road, but I sure hate driving
‘Cause I contain multitudes
So I’ll sing it one more time
And I’ll make one more tired old rhyme
And I’ll tell you I intend to try
To be something more
Than what I got
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Sarah Shay Seattle, Washington
Seattle folk singer bringing you songs that are usually funny but sometimes sad.
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