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Better Oblivion Community Center - Little Trouble (Live on KEXP)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Better Oblivion Community Center
Better Oblivion Community Center
Performer
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers
Performer
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers
Composer
Conor M Oberst
Conor M Oberst
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey, little trouble, what you doing tonight?
I got a bad thought, you can make it right
Fell on the concrete with all my might
Got up, dusted myself off
Now I’m ready for the fight
[Verse 2]
Not every prodigy can age that well
Not every mannequin can stand so fucking still
[Verse 3]
When everyone’s gone
You’re dancing alone
When everything’s done
Still working the phones
[Verse 4]
For lazy tarot readings on hot June nights
Right next to that bodega’s a neon sign
They’ll tell you you were famous in some past life
But now you’re just a regular joe
Whose cover is blown
[Verse 5]
Well, tell me, baby, what’s your biggest conceit?
Is it that you did it?
Or you did it with me?
I can’t imagine what the problem could be
You found one song that you like
Now you just play it on repeat
[Verse 6]
Not every certain death can be so brave
Not every psychopath can act so well behaved
[Verse 7]
What if the bomb just doesn’t go off?
Still playing that song
Still dancing alone
[Verse 8]
For clumsy ballerinas with dad’s blank check
There’s a place in Altadena that sounds perfect
Where they’ll let you be the swan even with missteps
And clap until your body is sore
[Verse 9]
For now it’s just a matter
Right place, right time
Singing, "Every little thing’s going to be all right"
On some pretty college campus with skin so white
Three chords and an expensive guitar
It’s the luck of the draw
[Verse 10]
Found a place to blind your darkness with bright strobe lights
No cops, no fire marshals, can dance all night
With your sad-eyed doppelganger, you look just like
Your heartbreak’s not your own anymore
[Verse 11]
I’ll tell you that I love you
I’ll scream it twice
You ask over the music
"Did I hear that right?"
Yes, I swear I told you
In some past life
Right before they counted us off
It’s the luck of the draw
Written by: Conor M Oberst, Phoebe Bridgers

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