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Going for the Gold

from Small Town Talk by Kevin Long

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i just heard from a friend back home that your playing out with somebody new
whats that to do with anything? it ain't gonna make me blue.

cause i always got that underhanded upper hand with you, its just what i do, i always got something to prove

i called you up on the phone last night and you said i didn't sound the same
well, i'm still an addict it's just that my new drug of choice is fame

why else would i be living in california? escaping the northwest rain? and could you really blame me for wanting to make myself a name?

i was going backwards and i knew i had a ways to go
but now i never take it slow, i'm going for the gold
i'm always running faster and i don't hesitate you know,
to step on people's toes to get myself sold

now i'm fast on the rise and you were thinking that i might be sharing the wealth, but i got a complex to feed and a product to move from the shelf
and what good would it do if i humored you? i don't think about anyone else cause if you really want it, you gotta just look out for yourself

the record finally came out today and if you don't like it thats okay
cause what do you know about giving yourself away?
only to have them say
"nice noise, you gotta pretty good sound boy, but if i had my choice you might have somebody else's voice"

well when I set sail,
I knew i'd likely fail
but i fought em tooth and nail just to put this postcard in the mail:

"XO from the sold out shows, we've been having a real good time, and the crowds sing every line to all of the songs. All my thoughts have been sold and bought, and I find such little shame in forgetting people's names and moving along"

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from Small Town Talk, released July 9, 2011
kevin: guitar/vox

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