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Not To Be Outdone

from Not To Be Outdone by Greta and The Goldfish

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For the future looking bright and the flood

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I almost think I'm pretty when I see myself onstage
Or when the sweet June evening casts my shadow on a page
Scrawled all over by some messed up kid
And I may still be wrong, but I know better than I did
I swear my magnum opus is one shitty night away
But I don't think today will be the day
I wrap it all up neatly in a two-five-one
So I'll watch my parents' garden sway
This is not to be outdone

But don't you ever wonder how it feels
To be on the other side of forty-five? Oh
Will the desperation biting at our heels
Subside, recede to once upon a time?
Or will we find ourselves alone?

And I am only two beers in
But somehow in the loneliest I've ever been
A pasty face lost in a crowd,
Deep in a dive in my hometown
And I wanna love the water but the water pulls me down
And back home when it first came flooding in
We salvaged our stuffed animals and gin
And we tried to run right by it,
Saw it couldn't be outrun
So we emptied buckets, one by one
This is not to be outdone

But can't you say you love me one more time?
Maybe I will finally let myself believe it
Come on, stand above me,
Please don't say you're fine
Be the one to reach out when you need it
'Cause I don't wanna feel alone


But maybe it'll all work out alright
Maybe we'll all catch each other
Right before we fall
And tape our crowns together
In the fading light
And beautiful and shining we'll be ten feet tall
And we won't have to be alone

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from Not To Be Outdone, released December 23, 2022

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Greta and The Goldfish St. John'S, Newfoundland and Labrador

Greta Warner just wants to enjoy her life and make music despite it all: thus, Greta and The Goldfish was born. Inspired by everything from Steely Dan to Joe Jackson to Andy Shauf, Greta's style of indie rock songwriting is complex and atmospheric, with fast paced, observational lyrics. Greta and her bandmates are breathing new life into her music, and having an awfully good time doing it. ... more

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