The Other Guy
from Dead Horses by James Cronin
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lyrics
once upon a time they'd sit side-by-side
ted was half the height and abe was half the size
sharing the controller of a video game
abe was pretty good, but ted had better aim
ted put up with the way abe used to scratch his nose
and abe put up with the way ted used to hog the controls
it didn't matter who won in the end
it was just a silly game with a friend
and i've been told that's what friends do
i once knew a man with ragged old shoes
i told him my stories he told me the truth
nothing we said could recapture our youth
once upon a time with a hammer and nail
they built a machine and they set it asail
ted never wanted the summer to stop
and abe never planned on growing up
but once in a while there's a beautiful girl
you'd never need another friend in the world
it came to abraham's surprise
ted put his headphones on and shut his eyes
and i've been told that's what friends do
the fun runs out and they find someone new
forcing a smile and pretending it's cool
you can't stay young however much you want to
standing where he used to be is a physical facsimile
someone who he formerly was
is it everything he hoped he'd be?
and they acted like they barely knew
just what it was they used to do
he can't turn around and walk away
but he can't make up a year in a crisp november day
and i've been told that's what friends do
you build up a door and push the other guy through
you've got all you need - there's her and there's you
take what i say with a pinch of salt
but not everything is the other guy's fault
now standing where he wants to be is a physical facsimile
someone who he wishes he was
but he knows he's never going to be
ted was half the height and abe was half the size
sharing the controller of a video game
abe was pretty good, but ted had better aim
ted put up with the way abe used to scratch his nose
and abe put up with the way ted used to hog the controls
it didn't matter who won in the end
it was just a silly game with a friend
and i've been told that's what friends do
i once knew a man with ragged old shoes
i told him my stories he told me the truth
nothing we said could recapture our youth
once upon a time with a hammer and nail
they built a machine and they set it asail
ted never wanted the summer to stop
and abe never planned on growing up
but once in a while there's a beautiful girl
you'd never need another friend in the world
it came to abraham's surprise
ted put his headphones on and shut his eyes
and i've been told that's what friends do
the fun runs out and they find someone new
forcing a smile and pretending it's cool
you can't stay young however much you want to
standing where he used to be is a physical facsimile
someone who he formerly was
is it everything he hoped he'd be?
and they acted like they barely knew
just what it was they used to do
he can't turn around and walk away
but he can't make up a year in a crisp november day
and i've been told that's what friends do
you build up a door and push the other guy through
you've got all you need - there's her and there's you
take what i say with a pinch of salt
but not everything is the other guy's fault
now standing where he wants to be is a physical facsimile
someone who he wishes he was
but he knows he's never going to be
credits
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Dead Horses,
released November 24, 2014
music written and performed by james cronin
words by james cronin and sam dowse
music written and performed by james cronin
words by james cronin and sam dowse
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