The Good Life

from The Ohio Weather Band by The Ohio Weather Band

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I've been to Chicago, Tennessee, New York
Slept next to truckers old as dirt
Just outside the New Jersey Turnpike
I fell asleep in the driver's seat
I guess somebody upstairs had bigger plans for me
'Cause I'd of been killed
If it wasn't for that guardrail

I need to try
To live every moment like tomorrow's a lie
Oh man, I'm feelin' too good to die

I drank lots of liquor in a smoke-filled room
But there ain't nothin' wrong if you moderate the use
You're sick, kid
If you fall for addiction

I've kissed some pretty girls
Had my heart on the floor
I broke a heart or two
But at least I held the door
When I made her leave
Oh man, she still hates me

I've been in sticky situations
Been depressed I've been elated
Used to roll up the windows
Just to kill the ventilation
Sit there starry-eyed
Man, we lived the good life

I got some pretty good friends
Across the whole U.S.
And I will call you soon
You can bet on it
We'll party all night
Man, we'll live the good life

I need to try
To live every moment
Like tomorrow's a lie
Oh man, I'm feelin' too good to die

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from The Ohio Weather Band, track released June 21, 2013
Drums recorded at Imaginary Friend Studios by Rod Short. Everything else recorded in the Loft by The Ohio Weather Band. Mixed and mastered in the Loft by The Ohio Weather Band.

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The Ohio Weather Band Akron, Ohio

The Ohio Weather Band is a rock & roll outfit consisting of the members born and raised in Northeast Ohio. The band members include: Corey King, Derek Strata, and Ray Lumpp.

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