Can't Make A Living

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What’s eating me? What’s eating you? It’s as old as the fabled road. It’s note for note. Caught by the throat. Please don’t pull on my line (pull my line). You said you had it. You know I can’t stand it. There’s something wrong with him. How can he stand to hold his head so high? There’s something fake about him. How can he dare, dare to even try? With broken amp, sub-par guitar, I was dealing in poor men’s scores. I heard a knock, knock on the door, each one harder than before. I nearly had it. You said you won’t stand for it. There’s something wrong with him. How can he stand to hold his head so high? There’s something fake about him. How can he dare, dare to even try? Guitar’s alright but you can’t make a living. There’s something wrong with him. How can he stand to hold his head so high? There’s something fake about him. How can he dare, dare to even try?

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from Papermaps, released April 19, 2011
Dean: lead vocal, guitars
Wendy: piano, backing vocal
Todd: bass, Hammond organ, backing vocal
Bobby: drums

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Papermaps Toronto, Ontario

Papermaps is Canadian indie rock/dreampop band lead by producer/songwriter Dean Marino with Betty Dimo, Andy Soto and Johnny Rowe

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