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Expectation and the Blues by Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans

from Five Dollar Bill (2002)

Lyrics:

Well you know I over-intellectualize

When really what I'm feelin's a lot of shit inside

But Jesus it's hard to self-actualize

When you can't stop thinkin' about going home

You can't really ever go home like they say

And if you do it's all messed up anyway

And besides the shit they tried to tell you back there

Gets in your hair and messes up your head everyday

And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose

Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues

And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove

Most especially not to expectation and the blues

Well who's got it right, and who thinks he's wrong?

We movin' too fast, or are we takin' too long

To find some common values that I can't seem to locate

No matter where I end up for the week?

It's a pretty tough call when all you can see

Is numbing government when you look at the TV

And the big business Satan

And cops that would love to take your head off if they had half a chance

And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose

Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues

And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove

Most especially not to expectation and the blues

My Mormon cousins think I'm nuts, but they're out of touch

And today I got my finger on the pulse of the monster

Not the biblical stuff or the TV bullshit

But somethin' deep and real, global and truly ugly

So as I walk out into the sunlight to face the music

And leave the casino behind me in the dark

I know in my heart the things we see around us in the world today are a mess

But it's not all our fault, so hey...

And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose

Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues

And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove

Most especially not to expectation and the blues