You never stood a chance
You paid up in advance
Anyone else would let themselves
Turn out as hard as nails
Or fly right off the rails
But you keep on
And show how it's done
Don't beat yourself up
For your own miserable luck
A quiet constant hurt
In every fumbled word
but never unkind
And always with a smile
Don't beat yourself up
For your own miserable luck
Don't think for a second that you're the one to blame
Just pick yourself up and start again
Beaten within an inch
And called out for the flinch
Look at yourself
Running around trying to help
You know that they'll do fine without
Don't beat yourself up
For your own miserable luck
credits
from Headlights,
released November 4, 2013
Written, arranged & performed by Joe Lonie
Produced and mixed by Karl Steven
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