The Battle

from Tolerable Bliss by James Ösel Thorpe

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Well I was stumblin’ all over my shoes
and she was mumblin’ all through her blues
ain’t got no time to lose
ain’t got no time to sing the blues

I got this feeling that I got to pursue
I got this feeling that I just can’t lose
throw my cards all on the table
all in for a fairy tale
Gimme all you got and more
I won the battle, but not the war

It was a one-shot deal on the line
one chance, one bottle of wine
can have it all or get nothing at all
either way, you know that I take the fall

I got a one-way ticket inside
Which way I’m going i just can’t decide
I think I’ve been here before
think I might want to look for the door
but what the hell am i running for
I lost the battle, but not the war

We marched all through the night
to the beat of the pale moon light
up above the stars fill the sky
down here I’m falling in line

it was a one shot deal on the line
One chance one bottle of wine
better to finish having begun
you know you’re not the only one
what the hell are we fighting for?
we won the battle, but not the war

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from Tolerable Bliss, released January 24, 2015

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