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Life In Vain

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Built to Spill

Performer

Doug Martsch

Lead Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Daniel Johnson

Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Don't wanna be free of hope

And I'm at the end of my rope

It's so tough just to be alive

When I feel like the living dead

[Verse 2]

You're givin' up, so plain

I'm livin' my life in vain

And where am I going to?

I've gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where am I going to?

[Verse 3]

I don't know where is up or down

And there ain't no love left around

Everybody's wearin' a frown

Waitin' for Santa to come to town

[Verse 4]

You're givin' it up, so plain

You're livin' your lives in vain

And where are we going to?

You gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where are you going to?

[Verse 5]

Flip on your TV

Try to make make sense out of that

If we were all in the movies

Maybe we wouldn't be so bored

[Verse 6]

We're givin' up, so plain

We're livin' our lives in vain

And where are we going to?

You gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where are we going to?

Written by: Daniel Johnston

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