Name: By And By Astray
Duration: P00H04M46S
Description: This is a song about ourselves, and how foolish we are to believe we can earn a living by playing the music we play. With skip rates like that.

By And By Astray

from Werkman by The Dutch / Son of Han

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This is a song about ourselves, and how foolish we are to believe we can earn a living by playing the music we play. With skip rates like that.

lyrics

Out of the blue
How brave are you
Getting your mojo working
Dusting off things
Rusty old strings
Getting the kettle boiling
Did we explain
It’s a zero-sum game endeavour
There’s nothing to gain
The music had changed forever

Why do you sound
Like no-one around
Why do you keep on struggling
Fallen from grace
In all kinds of ways
Maybe you should try juggling
Did we explain
It’s a zero-sum game endeavour
There’s nothing to gain
The music had changed forever

And we’re by and by
By and by
And we’re by and by astray
Astray

Aren’t you too old
To do as you’re told
And follow the right procedures
When will you learn
It’s not our concern
That artists are gloomy creatures

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from Werkman, released May 26, 2018

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The Dutch / Son of Han Netherlands

The Dutch is an Amsterdam based pop group. Son of Han is the lead singer/guitarist.

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