Not The Way

from Driftwood by Mike Ferguson

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This one was another that I just did live off the floor. With these types of songs I feel it just adds a bit of momentum - the tempo changes and mistakes give it a little more energy.

This song was just a nice moment of clarity. A classic tale of knowing that you know nothing and that life is passing you by at an alarming pace. This is me just taking account of who I am and the people and things around me. Sometimes I feel like I've got it all under control but I know that's not how life works - as Lennon said "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans".

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I know myself today
I'm not the one to blame
I feel as if my only love is leaving in the rain
I don't know how to figure what I'm supposed to do anyway

And in the end I know it gets harder as it goes
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I dont have a clue

I'm such an awful liar and it flows in my blood
If my days catch fire hope I get lost in the flood
I don't know how to articulate the things that mean the most in my life

And in the end I know it gets harder as it goes
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue

And I know it's not the way
I know it's not the way

All the honest thoughts I have are from songs I wish I wrote
I don't know where they'll take me but I love you note for note
I don't know how I'll ever repay the things that you've added to my life

And in the end I know it gets harder as we grow
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue

And I know it's not the way
I know it's not the way
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue

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from Driftwood, released March 11, 2020

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