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IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' ME

from Speaking in Logistics by Dave Kleh

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2020 - Livin' the dream!

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It's time to shake the tree
It's time to shake the tree
Please to do so

My body's achin' and my vision's impaired
When I look in the mirror I get a little but scared
The sky is falling the Earth begins to shake
My motor's racing somebody stole the brake
Why can't anybody see?
Why can't anybody see?
Why can't anybody see?

It isn't easy bein' me
It's time to shake the tree
It's time to shake the tree
Please to do so

Have you see this the story goes
I'm a genius, but nobody knows
You've been conquered into liberty
Take this brother, may it serve your needs
But all I want, is to shake the tree
Jus' sayin', it's like an epiphany
And also, can you do the monkey?

I have to book the gigs
Wear all different kinda wigs
Got a day job, keeps me busy
Practice chops until I'm dizzy
Got a wife and a couple a kids
If they could see me now
They'd flip their lids
I'd mail 'em a letter from the road
But I forgot my area code
When I step up to the mike
Sometimes I forget the first line
Maybe it's because I've had a little
Too much of the red wine
Jus' sayin' it isn't easy
But I can't complain cuz I'm a little bit crazy
Why can't anybody see?
Why can't anybody see?
Why can't anybody see?
It isn't easy bein' me
It's time to shake the tree
It's time to shake the tree

It's time to shake the tree!

If there's a place baby I could go
To get away from all of these things, you know
I would go there in a minute if I could
But it's one step forward and two steps back
I should be drivin' a Cadillac
But it never seems to fall out of the tree
It's time to shake the tree
It's time to shake the tree
It's time to shake the tree

It's time to shake the tree!

I had a friend ask me to pray for him
He was in on it too
Cuz he was prayin' for his favorite team to win
I told him I could pray for him
To make the right decision
But I couldn't help him
Cuz they're last in the division
When I give up myself I give up a lot of me
Some people say i should schedule a lobotomy
Take a vacation, centralize my dichotomy
Here's a thought
Remember anything that was ever taught to me
I bought a body guard
Cuz this stranglehold almost got to me
Hey, is that another shot of scotch for me
Because, It ain't easy bein' me

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from Speaking in Logistics, released August 21, 2020

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Dave Kleh Burlington, Vermont

Dave Kleh is a 20th century exile, a singer-songwriter making music, recording music, playing most of the instruments...you get the idea. Real music, real good!. Rock on!

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