Written, recorded and produced by John McCabe, ©2018 Shelf Talker Music (ASCAP) Orange Room / Home Studio Demo.
John McCabe - Guitars, bass, keys, vocals.
Larry The Drummer on Drums and Shaker.
Lyrics
Take a longer view and it's easy
To say, 'what did you expect?'
Pick another path to follow
And dictate what happens next
That'll never work, I wouldn't do that if I were you
Every night you'd raise up your glass
In relative good cheer
Only to relax and hold down
The gentle hand of fear
Take a shorter view and the reason
You had to shape my world like that
Never could quite follow the storyline
And script always fell flat
That'll never work, I wouldn't do that if I were you
Were you always thinking to yourself
'I've had it up to here'
And it that what finally pushed up
The mental hand of fear
Thank god that's over, I may re-think it every once in a while
I know you did the best you could and that's enough to make me smile
Every night you'd raise up your glass
In relative good cheer
Only to relax and hold down
The gentle hand of fear