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The Carrot

from Easy Living by Derek Engstrom

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lyrics

Sometimes the chase of happiness can rob you of it's honey
You'll be left with loneliness if you don't make no money
Boy it's coming
The world ain't made for fools
Boy it's coming
The world ain't made for fools
Watch them take their swipe at you if they catch you grinnin'
Take all of your pennies saved
You're broke before beginning
It's just living
The world ain't made for fools
It's just living
You better learn it before you're old
Thrust into this world you owe and didn't buy a ticket
Praying to an emptiness just above the thicket
People rig it
The world ain't for fools
That's just living
The sweetness is all for show
This isn't said to hurt my friend deny the taste of honey
But if you are American make yourself some money
Sweet and funny
Till it runs you hot and cold
Always running
All the running takes it's toll
Hey undertaker take me as I am
I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced
Have you thrown out all your punches
Did they hit you where it hurts
Paid the fee to ride but questioning its worth
(ooohooohoooo)
Seems the cost of happiness don't match the cost of living
The carrot placed by selfish men just before your quitting
It's a living
So buy up what your told
They keep grinning
Hid the cost of what they sold
Try your best to navigate this game without a slither
Find the peace of mind you need before it makes you bitter
All things wither
And some go before their time
All things wither
You have to outwit the beast of time
Hey undertaker take me as I am
I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced
Have you thrown out all your punches
Did they hit you where hurts
Paid the fee to ride but questioning its worth
Hey undertaker take me as I am
I have committed no crime but my mind cannot be silenced
Have you thrown out all your punches
Did they hit you where it hurts
Paying the fee to ride but questioning its worth
(ooos)

credits

from Easy Living, released July 29, 2022
Derek Engstrom- Vox/Synth
Chris McMullen- Bass
Patrick Moreno- Piano
Rion Smith- Drums/Synth Bass
Jorge Ito Colon Jr- Percussion

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Derek Engstrom Orlando, Florida

Derek Engstrom is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Central Florida. Following his long tenure as a straight-ahead jazz drummer and lead vocalist/songwriter in Orlando's premier fusion/soul group Leisure Chief, Derek now shares an exclusive look into his songwriting and composition skills on "Easy Living". ... more

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