Staring at The End of Our Lives

from Lessons by Ha Ha Tonka

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Raised in the age of reason
It was a sepia season
Steinbeck sang an anthem and we knew what it meant

to do without is better than
to have so much you cannot stand it
whenever I'm in need I believe that
I can always ask my friends

so help me boys, help me help myself
to stand alone, I need somebody else

Oh ain't it a beautiful sight
staring at the end of our lives

I made my mind up early
I was going to do things differently
I just had to find my own way
whatever road that might be

to go without is better than
to carry so much you cannot stand it
whenever I'm in need I believe that
I can always ask my friends

so help me boys, help me help myself
to stand alone, I need somebody else

Oh ain't it a beautiful sight
staring at the end of our lives
Oh and everybody I know
is waving to say good bye

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from Lessons, released September 24, 2013

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Ha Ha Tonka Missouri

Ha Ha Tonka is the unmistakable indie-meets-Southern rock band comprised of Brett Anderson, Lucas Long and Brian Roberts. The band toys with the theme of living beyond a normal lifetime- the concept of reliving and rewriting our lives, and the lessons we can all learn along the way. ... more

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