The Midwest Quiet - Life Is Hard, Not for Us Lyrics
Life is hard not for usWe left our crippled townsand then we caught the busDown the road to somewhere boundWe kept ourselves from getting oldwith tambourines and 7th chordsWe saw city namespainted on the water towersPacific air inside our veinsCyan days and naps on trainsLike giant treesWe float slowly to the bottom of the oceanWe could spend a life in plaid sunshineWe're raising up a roof with all our mightAnd i could go away and that's just fineLife is hard, not for usWe read by fireflies at duskAs evening cameand disappeared without a soundMr. Murdoch, are you there?I want to be your faithful heirAmong the legionairesof earnest musical traditionsI want to write like Miss JulyI want the lightning in the skyTo spell the wordsto every song i've never heardWe could spend a life in plaid sunshineWe're raising up a roof with all our mightAnd when I go away, that's just fine