The Way it Was

from Low Spirit by Jack M. Senff

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lyrics

Sundown over providence
The rolling hills & promises of life & love
The way it was
But it’s a bittersweet, hey, come on
The way it was is gone
Yeah it’s gone, gone, gone
& it’s never coming back
Our eyes are open wide—
We’re running but there’s nowhere left to hide

When everyday’s more the same
Prophecy of fire & rain
The pain so bad you can’t imagine—
We have killers wearing badges
Our humanity abandoned
& a dollar let’s it happen
God it feels so doomed
But we’re all in this together
We have to give it our best shot
Let’s eat the rich & get those bastard cops

‘Cuz we’re all in this together
Yeah we’re all in this together
Poor children of the earth
Watching as she dies
Shouldering the burden of goodbye—

Sundown over providence
The rolling hills & promises of life & love
The way it was
But it’s a bittersweet, hey, come on
The way it was is gone…
But we’re all in this together
Yeah we’re all in this tougher
& maybe it’s not so bad
Or maybe it’s just too late
We’re all in this together either way
Yeah we’re all in this together either way

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from Low Spirit, released June 3, 2022

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Jack M. Senff is a songwriter from Northern Michigan.

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