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Jeffrey Lewis – They Always Knew (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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Jeffrey Lewis
City & Eastern Songs
They Always Knew

TRACK

They Always Knew

Release date: 23rd August 2018

From City & Eastern Songs

Track 11

2:34

Alternative Music

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"They Always Knew" is a track by Jeffrey Lewis, from the album City & Eastern Songs, released 23rd August 2018. The track is 2:34 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Jeffrey Lewis.

About the Artist

Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis

Lyrics

They Always Knew

Art they made, didn't get paid

Gig they played, nobody came

Tape they mailed, test they failed

Not accepted, drove and wrecked it

Bad review, photo too

Got caught up in bad luck

Heart breaken, mistaken

Funny lookin', nothing cookin'

Got sold cheap, then sold cheaper

Hit rock botom then fell deaper

Wrote a keeper, lost the tape

And even lost the piece of paper

Empty benches, monkey wrenches

Common sense sez "leave the trenches"

What a life, it ain't right

A hopeless fight, no end in sight

But- they always knew they'd make it!

Dented mics, rented mics

He meant, she meant

Dis - agreements

Legal hassless, label battles

Lyrics choken, strings broken

Fight they fought, tix they bought

Flight they flew, show they threw

People saw, sound was raw

Don't forget, now place yr bets

Would be a tragedy to miss 'em

A travesy of the system

Such devotion, no promotion

Small fish in a giant ocean

Saw the gypsy, she was tipsy (crystal ball was full of whiskey)

Say, should they give it a go, hey?

Ball said all signs point to no way!

But - they always knew they'd make it!

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Track details

From City & Eastern Songs

2:342018

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Album

City & Eastern Songs

24th August 2018

Track number

11

Release year

2018

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