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Dream Wish Angst Plan

from Just Sayin' Volume One by The Middle Americans

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I laid down a groove that was in my head since my pre-teens. Hannah Mosqueda read a series of her poems that tie together with honesty and wonder.
Erick Hovey

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I’m living the dream, but who’s dream
And why do they dream such shitty dreams
If there’s one thing I excel at its dreaming
Not to boast, not to brag, but, my dreams are better than this endless drag
So why, why am I stuck living in this dream

I wish I could be nice like everyone else,
I wish I understood when people say things
I wish I could be mean like everyone else
I wish they understood when I don’t say things
I wish I could be close instead of closed
I wish I could be most instead of almost
I wish, I wish, I wish

Embrace the angst of your youth, every embarrassing moment has the beauty of a thousand, cringes
And that person who wouldn’t leave your hysterical brain
Who you wanted with mere physical pain, twinges
Remember, but never relive, analyze, and maybe forgive
Forgive yourself of the sin of being young and naive, and full of hormonal imbalance
And love yourself now, every why and every how
Because some day you might recall with wonder that you survived it all

What are these things you possess, direction and purpose, hard work, motivation, success?
I can only seem to stumble through life, like a drunkard in the night
Happy enough I ended up home in my own warm bed
What is this magic you possess, that made things go the way you planned?
If I made a plan, the universe would surly shake the whole world with its laughter
The chaos that made us all, made you exhibit A and me exhibit B
Her the one that will excel, and here the one, well, we’ll see

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from Just Sayin' Volume One, released September 10, 2021
Lyrics by Hannah Mosqueda, music by Erick Hovey
Recorded by Erick Hovey in The Barn, mastered by Dave Hearn
Vocal: Hannah Mosqueda
Bass: Bill Hoft
Keys: Dave Hearn
Guitar: Erick Hovey

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Erick Hovey and Friends Fort Dodge, Iowa

Erick Hovey's music is peppered with seasonings of blues, roots rock, jazz, funk, old power trio rock, reggae, and newer folk fusion styles. His lyrical content has not only good humored nods towards classic blues and rock clichés’, but spans the afterlife, and existentialism as well. Sometimes it’s spooky, sometimes it’s raw, spiritual, and sensual. Think Mark Knopfler, JJ Cale, and Peter Green. ... more

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