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You and Your Perfect Life

from Something to Look Forward to​.​.​. by Derek Brink

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“You and Your Perfect Life” has been in progress since 2009, when I read Nick Hornby’s “Juliet, Naked.” One of the main characters in that book is a musician who wrote a song called that—although no lyrics are revealed in the book...and I guess I just felt like someone needed to write it for real. So I wrote it about someone I was once in love with. It’s been in a few different forms over the years, and was considered for at least three records. It was also once demoed and released on my website, but hardly anyone downloaded it. It finally kind of feels “at home” here. Hope it was worth the five-year wait!

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It's been too long.
You've changed your hair, haven't you?
Still hanging out with the same crowd...
Still chasing after the same truth...
I've heard a lot of stories.
Some don't paint you so beautifully.
I've seen a lot of pictures.
Sometimes you even look happy.

Your everything is wonderful.
All your dreams' been fulfilled.
Every prayer, God's answered...
Or at least He soon will.
Your friends are good to you
even when you're not behaving yourself.
Must be pretty amazing
not to want for anything else.

You and your perfect life...

Yeah, okay, so I'm still thinking it.
Yeah, okay, so I'm still wishing it.
Should've done something years ago.
I should've told you.
Now you've made all the money
and I hear you fell in love again.
Me? I'm pretty much the same
on the outside looking in.

You and your perfect life...

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from Something to Look Forward to​.​.​., released October 16, 2014

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