Thinking of Jake

from Short Life by Short Hand

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When I start thinking of Jake
I hardly know what to say
He was like a brother, man
And he new Ada out in California
When I start thinking of Jake
I hardly know yesterday
I remember Jake in a cloud
Like something better from some place else
He grew up in a house not much different
Than the house that you grew up in
He had brothers and a a family and a prom date

When I start thinking of Jake
I hardly know what to fake
He was like a brother, man
And he new Ada out in California
When I start thinking of Jake
I hardly get through the day
She knew him when he was young
When we rode around in the valley
He was like a light in this town with his face
Pointed up at the night sky, he was a good guy
His whole life, he had it made

And for a while in Lexington, Kentucky
Jake lived with the guys and partied
And woke up late in a bathing suit
And made it to work just in time
He was always all right

When I start thinking of Jake
I hardly know what to break
He was a brother, man
And he new Ada out in California
We were so lucky for that trip
We took to Washington
He rode shotgun the whole time
He had this glow
There's just some stuff
I'm never going to know

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from Short Life, released September 6, 2019

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Short Hand figures that it's easier to learn to play an instrument than it is to find someone who can play it. He also figures that it's easier for him to do the writing, recording, mixing, artwork, and anything else that might need to be done. In the end, a set of sounds collect themselves into different shapes one might call "albums." Some sound like this and some sound like that. ... more

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