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But Maybe (Lullaby of Cautious Optimism)

from If You Can't Get Tough, Get Weird by Jessica Best and the Creeping Doubts

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so stop me if you’ve heard this one, cause maybe you have heard this one
and honest, it’s absurd but someday i still think we’ll figure it out
what shit’s all about
like every single birthday, in the back of my mind still i say,
“well, this could be the year where you get tough, get smart, and learn to read maps"
—like that’s gonna happen

but maybe if i was a little less mean to myself
might have more time for everything else
and it would be win-win

hey is it kind of messed up that the times i feel the best about my country
all got nothing to do with the state of the state
no, it’s my friends and the lakes
we’re lonely or we’re unemployed, but if we stared into that void
we’d probably go mad, so there’s no shame in sometimes seeking reprieve
when that’s what you need

so maybe just take a deep breath and go for a walk
remember, if you want to talk
we drag each other back up

and there’s just no profundity in saying “we’re all fucked”, you see
in my experience, y'know, those simple answers never are right
and that’s my golden light
it’s not that i’m starry eyed, i only like the sunny side
when everyone involved can admit there’s dark in shocking amounts
and that’s why sunny counts

and maybe it’s not a question of evil or good
do what you must and then do what you should
and keep the shoreline in sight

so stop me if you’ve heard this one,
i’m thinking you have heard this one
we struggle for the words but someday i still think we’ll figure it out

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from If You Can't Get Tough, Get Weird, released March 25, 2018

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