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It Pays The Bills

from Pullin' a Sickie by Ric Birtill

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lyrics

LYRICS :

I sing a familiar tune
I sing for you
At a wedding or a leaving do
I can sing for you but it’s not what I do

I have a dream to sing for you
Something new
But I sing take that back for good
As my dreams are drowned by a forgotten, a forgotten, a monotonous flood

But I keep telling myself

It pays the bills

I studied photography,
I can take a photograph
Kitchen design or a caricature wedding
It pays the bills but it’s not what I do
I want to break the shackles that enslave
I cower to these bills
It’s such a chore
So secure this bread and butter
I eat it everyday
But its making me, making me, making me unwell.

But I keep telling myself

It pays the bills

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from Pullin' a Sickie, released May 12, 2020
CREDITS:

All songs written, performed and recorded by Ric Birtill
*Japanese spoken word on Don’t Give Up Your Day Job by Dean Hinchey
Produced and mixed by Ric Birtill
Mastered by Gareth Woodfield
Recorded at SIC studios
Released through SIC turtle Records
Artwork by Robin Hill

© Sic Turtle Music 2020 copyright control; unauthorised copying, broadcasting, hiring, renting or public performance prohibited.

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I play guitar and sing at the same time.

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