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My friends and I refer to this as my "Rob Thomas" song. haha

This is a more lighthearted song about growing up and being an adult before you're mentally ready to take on that chapter. I stopped drinking about six months before I started writing the album. I've been fortunate enough to always have a healthy relationship with alcohol and never form any bad habits, but I wanted to take that one step further by just quitting altogether. I really wanted to point out the irony that I never had a reason to drown my sorrows in alcohol, until I decided to quit drinking.

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In all my life, I never thought I would see it:
The day that I'm exhausted just from simply being.
My bones are feeling brittle along with my mind
And I can't help but feel like I'm on borrowed time

Oh no
I think I'm losing it
Oh no
My screws are loosening
But don't pull the plug just yet
Cause I'm not finished being messed up by the stress of feeling like I'm

Older now, haven't grown in to my wisdom
Broken down and no longer worth a fix
And I'm sober now that I've got reasons to be drinking
but I guess I'll get over it

All my favorite stars are so much younger than me
And really, good for them, but fuck them seriously
Maybe I'm just bitter, they say it happens with age
But who am I kidding, it's just jealous rage

Oh my god
I wasn't ready for it
Oh my god
Wish I was still just a kid
But now I've got
Bills to pay and the people I owe don't give a shit cause they know that I am

Older now, haven't grown in to my wisdom
Broken down and no longer worth a fix
And I'm sober now that I've got reasons to be drinking
but I guess I'll get over it

Older now
And not sure If I can do it
Older now
Had these dreams and then I blew it
Older now
Have I even made a difference?
the end of it all doesn't seem so distant

Older now, haven't grown in to my wisdom
Broken down and no longer worth a fix
And I'm sober now that I've got reasons to be drinking
but I guess I'll get over it

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from Uphill Both Ways In The Snow (B​-​Sides), released June 12, 2022

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