Progress
from Quarter-life Crisis by Jack James
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Written: Nov 09 - 1st March 2010
Recorded: 4th March 2010 - 3rd April 2010
Recorded: 4th March 2010 - 3rd April 2010
lyrics
Where it goes from here you can change with a plan
At least you think you can
Put that old picture beside yours and analyse what's changed
Your stupid hair, your ugly face, your outlandish views were all over the place
I still think that you can move on
To something else, someone else
But all you want to do is put on a show
And there's no one looking over your shoulder yet
Something tells me you want to meet him
So we schedule in a time
Should it be your place or maybe mine?
You know that old friend of yours drives a hard line
And all I think as we're talking is how you've changed but somehow stayed the same
You've still got a long way to go, you won't get very far with that show
There's always something wrong, if you fix this thing the next will come along
It's our nature, something you can't change
But you've got so many choices, who do you want to be?
Making progress is something you can't teach
At least you think you can
Put that old picture beside yours and analyse what's changed
Your stupid hair, your ugly face, your outlandish views were all over the place
I still think that you can move on
To something else, someone else
But all you want to do is put on a show
And there's no one looking over your shoulder yet
Something tells me you want to meet him
So we schedule in a time
Should it be your place or maybe mine?
You know that old friend of yours drives a hard line
And all I think as we're talking is how you've changed but somehow stayed the same
You've still got a long way to go, you won't get very far with that show
There's always something wrong, if you fix this thing the next will come along
It's our nature, something you can't change
But you've got so many choices, who do you want to be?
Making progress is something you can't teach
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from Quarter-life Crisis,
released May 24, 2010
Jack James - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jack James - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
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Jack James Glasgow
Rangy songwriter.
“From Neil Young... by way of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, to Arab Strap, without the
charming vulgarity”
-The Herald
"Sounding more like a Scottish Leonard Cohen than ever"
-Scots Whay Hae
"Jack James may be doomed"
-The List
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