To think that once upon a time I thought about suicide
I can make em miss me/ a cameo in history
Thought about the misery and the ripple out effect
I was out of order thankfully without a chord around my neck
I needed a net but more important s...elf respect
Walked through the valley of the shadow of death, then left
Never looked back well not much and as such
(Delta sample) “Come on down to the rut”/ Fuck that you see
You can’t swap what I’ve got for the status or the cash
Yo we’re putting where we’re from on the map
Cottage industry that came from the tracks
That may have never happened if I never came back
I would not know the Elefants, the Herd through to Horrorshow
Or heard about the horrors from Rwanda through to Kosovo
Now that may not make much sense but
If I weren’t alive I wouldn’t live to know what it meant
I’ve done gigs with the god himself
Paul Kelly I don’t need money that’s my wealth
Can’t Buy My Soul said Kev Carmody
Indie rock folk pop hip hop harmony
You must be kidding right ha! This is living right!
So make noise for yourself if you’re here tonight
Such is life, it is what it is
But for now let’s pretend we’re kids (Don’t waste Your Thing)

CHORUS
Sooner you get what’s staring you straight in the eyes
Fate gotta have faith (Don’t waste Your Thing)
All for the chase, all for the taste
Crack that code, lighten that load (Don’t waste Your Thing)
They all say go and we all get gone
Don’t matter where you’re from to belong (Don’t waste Your Thing)
Live for the reason, love what I am, what I do
And that’s something to believe in
To think that once upon a time I thought about suicide
I can make em miss me/ I can make em misty
I can make a misery to mimic what I met
When my head was out of order felt I oughta press eject
Wouldn’t have toured Zurich and other parts of Europe
We got fans like my man Tetsu in Japan
That makes me wanna dance and I don’t dance well
I get by but I’m bluffing as you all can tell
My lady loves the dancefloor a lot more
Still infatuated with her check my dropped jaw
Nothing like coming home to the bliss of the Mrs
The lifestyle we lead make it limited to visits
But I would never swap it for the riches of a king
Name whatever brother trust me not for anything
To think I’d never known of that love
(ATCQ sample) “Oh My God”/ someone got my back up above
To remember this, that’s why I write it down
To warm me up when I’m cold like an eiderdown
We’ll announce it to the night like lighters out
Glad to be with you to ride it out (Don’t waste Your Thing)

CHORUS
Sooner you get what’s staring you straight in the eyes
Fate gotta have faith (Don’t waste Your Thing)
All for the chase, all for the taste
Crack that code, lighten that load (Don’t waste Your Thing)
They all say go and we all get gone
Don’t matter where you’re from to belong (Don’t waste Your Thing)
Live for the reason, love what I am, what I do
And that’s something to believe in
3rd verse
I did not know what I could and could not do
Got to get going but I know that it ain’t click through
How could that be? I am not the sum of what I can forsee
I am not the one done playing poor me
You may believe I am out of my league
But I am not finished so how can I leave? (Don’t waste Your Thing)

Sooner you get what’s staring you straight in the eyes
Fate gotta have faith (Don’t waste Your Thing)
All for the chase, all for the taste
Crack that code, lighten that load (Don’t waste Your Thing)
They all say go and we all get gone
Don’t matter where you’re from to belong (Don’t waste Your Thing)
Live for the reason, love what I am, what I do
And that’s something to believe in