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Good Grief

by Matthew McNeal

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1.
Good grief at too much speed Didn’t take much of anything To change my point of view Some say it’s the weight of the world, I think so too I miss those days when I didn’t miss those days Now a half drunk glass in a half-drunk daze I still act crazy, When I see your face Do you still want me like you used to When you used to come and pick me up We had our hard times, But it felt like easy love I hope the world keeps turning So I can see this through I just don’t know what it’s like to live a life If it’s not filled with you Can you feel it? ‘Cause I can feel it too It’s like you’re in the room Who am I kidding I’m confused by the way that I’m feeling But whatever it is that I feel, I think it’s real
2.
Sometimes I feel like I’m wasting my time, Losing my mind, All for nothing But when I think of what’s in my head All the time, I’m lost inside All for nothing Time after time, we come to find That if it’s not right by now, then it won’t be right Not without your help Marry me, you can have me all for yourself What are the things that make up your mind Did I make up my mind, All for nothing Are you gonna just leave things be, Or leave me behind, All for nothing Time after time, we come to find That if it’s not right by now, then it won’t be right Are you gonna stick around, tough it out Or try to get away somehow Because I’ve got to know Am I’m part of your plan Do you want to leave and find yourself Or are you gonna be my man Wish I could figure you out, But you’re so damn proud
3.
Change 03:46
I always knew, I just didn’t want to say If it’s a dream that I’m trying to keep alive, I wish I could awake I wish I didn’t feel it, But it’s give and take, All of the ‘could have been’ good things That time took away Don’t be so hard on yourself What would it mean, if I put it all aside Never settle for nothing ‘cause something’s Just too hard to find I threw out all the jealousy, it was heavy anyway If I can’t have always, I don’t want it to stay You can change your voice, change your style Be who you want to be for a little while But don’t be too hard on yourself Here I go leaving, Nearsighted dreaming I’ve had a hard time finding who I’m supposed to be Wasting time looking for a rhyme or a reason to believe Oh, I need to take a moment, Reassess and realign, it all comes at a price One that I won’t pay, I always knew, I just didn’t want to say
4.
On a night like tonight You can feel it in the air Something big is going down, Somewhere in town, And they say I need to be there But I don’t know It feels a little strange These days I’m out on my own Just wanna stay at home, Say I’m calling it a night, But I’ll just stare at my phone All I wanted were wild roses But I feel like I got lost out in the weeds Somehow Now I can dim the lights, And get right, There’s no one else around Caught in between how it used to be And the way it is now But it’s easy Getting distracted All my wasting time And overreacting All I wanted were wild roses But I feel like I got lost out in the weeds Bringing home wild roses Made me feel like I was right where I needed to be Somehow Then I realize Almost overnight That I’ve got to go my own way Even if that’s to stay Home alone All I wanted were wild roses But I still feel like I’m lost out in the weeds
5.
Fearlessly 04:07
Come on, Please Will you do good for me Fearlessly No don’t you grab my hand Please I’ll tell you where I’m going But I can’t see Think of me anytime and there I’ll be Think of me all the time Please
6.
Levity 02:45
Maybe I was too close too it So I couldn’t see Now I see that everything I want Is right in front of me, and I know There’s nothing better that I could do Than hang out with you You are the light of my life I threw away all I knew Found my own point of view There’s no doubt we’ll make it through Every time, and I know why Levity, you’ll see Nothing happens when you want it to Not the way you want it to But what you get will have to do To make it through It takes a lot to be strong When you can’t get along If you don’t take the time to find Something that makes you happy You’ll be unhappy for all of your life But now we don’t have to try
7.
Be Yourself 04:59
Everything is better when you learn From the mistakes that you’ve made But I’m afraid of change, And nothing ever stays the same Time will forever be, One that makes a fool of me, Leaves me crying in the rain Maybe it was a fall from grace I didn’t think it’d last this long Did I ever tell the truth Or was I just wrapped up in the song But I’m gonna learn to love it Maybe enough to stay Not like it would change anything Too little and a little too late Everything is better when you learn From the mistakes that you’ve made But I’m afraid of change, And nothing ever stays the same Time will forever be, One that makes a fool of me, Leaves me crying in the rain Aren’t you tired of putting on Such a strong face Biding time until you find your break From the chances you take, To the things that you say, All of the heartache and the pain When you could just be yourself Everything is better when you learn From the mistakes that you’ve made But I’m afraid of change, And nothing ever stays the same Time will forever be, One that makes a fool of me, Leaves me crying in the rain Rewrite the words, Make the song a little more sad Everything is better when I learn From the mistakes that I’ve made But I’m afraid of change, And nothing ever stays the same Time will forever be, One that makes a fool of me, Leaves me crying in the rain If we all give a little From the little that we have If we all give a little Maybe it won’t hurt so bad
8.
There’s a song I like to sing When it’s coming down Get behind the wheel and go for a ride And I let it out ‘Don’t let me go too far over the line’ I need a friend, lover, Brother, and a mother To tell me I can let it all go The weight of all the worry I can’t do it on my own Giving up, That’s my favorite kind of feeling Who am I to feel like I am suffering When there’s so much love to be shown I wanna give into to devotion Let somebody know that they’re never alone Making up, That’s my favorite kind of feeling I wish the words weren’t so hard to say But I’m working on it still Nothing could convey the way I’m scared that I wasted all of the years Waking up, That’s my favorite kind of feeling

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released April 3, 2020

Matthew McNeal - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer, bass, percussion
Andre Black - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Joey McClellan - electric guitar, backing vocals
Aaron McClellan - bass, baritone guitar
Eric Swanson - pedal steel, keys
Ted Young - keys

All songs written by M. McNeal (BMI) and A. Black (BMI)

Produced by Matthew McNeal, Andre Black, and Ted Young
Recorded at Matte Black Sound (Fort Worth, TX) and Redwood Studios (Denton, TX)
Engineered by Ted Young and Andre Black
Mixed by Ted Young
Mastered by Jessica Thompson

Published by Monogamy in Stereo (BMI)

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