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If Wishes Were Horses

from Crash Chords EP by Painless Parker

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A man's gotta mope a bit every now and again...but never forget to count your blessings.

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I wish I had more money, I wish I had more time
I wish someone'd pay me every time I made it rhyme
I wish I had a better job, at least a better bed
I wish my baby didn't have to work so hard to keep us fed
I wish there was a pill to take to get me off my ass
I wish I had more follow-through, wish I'd stayed awake in class

But when all is said and done, my life it ain't so terrible
And if wishes were horses, the smell would be unbearable

I wish I was in better shape, I wish I'd learned to dance
I wish I could whisk my baby off for a week or two in France
I wish I had insurance, I wish Grandma wasn't dead
I wish something besides whiskey stopped the chatter in my head
I wish I could get off these meds and wander through the town
Without this fucking city grinding me into the ground

But when all is said and done, my life it ain't so terrible
And if wishes were horses, the smell would be unbearable
Yeah, when all is said and done, my life it ain't so terrible
And if wishes were horses, the smell would be unbearable

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from Crash Chords EP, released January 12, 2016

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Painless Parker Brooklyn, New York

Born under a barstool and raised by a pack of wild koalas, Painless Parker plays a mixed bag of country laments, sea shanties, murder ballads and classic rockers, filtered through a grimy, whiskey-stained punk lens. He's fluent in two languages, and can cuss in at least seventeen. He enjoys rabble-rousing, shindigging, booze drinking and merrymaking. ... more

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