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Backward Steps

from Whitman's Peak by Pleased to Jive You

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    Pleased to Jive You's self-produced debut album Whitman's Peak is here and it comes in a lovely 6-panel gatefold case. 12 tracks which each make up a chapter of the story of the great Mount Whitman and a group of people who try to tame the dangerous terrain.

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lyrics

When I was 16 years old
I offered her my jacket, she was hunched up in the cold
She asked for me to hold her.

I'm lucky she still loves me
But I'm weaker for it too
The hardest part of being up here is I can see her from this view.

But I'm doing the best that I can
There is only so much that I can stand
There's a fire deep inside her
But she knows that I'm still her man.

I can't believe this guy
He gets a week away from his lady and all he wants to do is cry
Give me the single life
Leave me to my own devices and I'll see you the pub
Don't come around unless invited
I want no part in your club.

But I'm doing the best that I can
And it's simple because I'm just one man
We arrive and then we die and
We're just doing the best we can.

(We can do better than this)
Even though I know I'm good enough, I know I probably can.
We can (we can do better)
We can (we can do better)
We can.

The only way ahead is if
We're doing the best that we can
If we're doing the best that we can
If we're doing the best that we can
If we're doing the best that we...

My mama said:
"Watch out for the people taking backward steps
Never make a friend with someone with no friends
So much in their heart but nothing in their heads.

You better take precautions in their company.
Protect yourself first.
They may have a thirst
For harming on you
And others.

So keep an eye out for them.
Protect yourself first,
They may have a thirst.”

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from Whitman's Peak, released August 8, 2019

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Pleased to Jive You are Canberra's refurbished fax machine. The four piece alien cowboys from the capital territory.

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