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Life In Vain

Daniel Johnston

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Vocals

Paul Leary Walthall

Paul Leary Walthall

Guitar

John Hagen

Cello

King Coffey

Drums

Bobbie Nelson

Piano

Regina Carter

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Leary Walthall

Paul Leary Walthall

Producer

Lyrics

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

I'm givin' it up so plain

I'm living my life in vain

And where am I going to

I gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where am I going to

I don't know where is up or down

And there ain't any love left around

Everybody wearing a frown

Waiting for santa to come to town

You're giving it up so plain

You're living your lives in vain

And where are you going to

We gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where you're we going to

Flip on your TV

And try to make sense out of that

If we were all in the movies

Maybe we wouldn't be so bored

We're giving it up so plain

We're living our lives in vain

And where are we going to

We gotta really try

Try so hard to get by

And where are we going to

Goodbye

Goodbye

Written by: Daniel Johnston

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