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Giving It All Away (live)

from songs from Wheelhouse by GrooveLily

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The video is here: youtu.be/j2WsfSOLed4

This is a musico-dramatic retelling of when Brendan had a very bad idea and convinced his bandmates that it was good: to ditch all their belongings and move into a used RV.

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I BEEN UNINSPIRED, I BEEN OUT OF JUICE
FROM THE BIG RATRACE IN THE SLOWPOKE LANE
I’VE BEEN SO DAMN TIRED OF MY NECKTIE NOOSE
AND MY BIG BRIEFCASE IS LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN

I BEEN STUCK IN SECOND GEAR BABY
I BEEN IN THE WRONG CAREER, BABY
I BEEN WOND'RING WHY I'M HERE BABY
I AIN'T GONNA WASTE ANOTHER YEAR, NO

I HAVE BEEN GIVING IT ALL AWAY
I HAVE BEEN GIVING IT ALL AWAY

WELL IT GETS REAL OLD REAL FAST I KNOW
WITH YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE THE LIVELONG DAY
WE SHOULD ROCK AND ROLL, DON'T YOU WANNA GO
WHILE THE SUN'S STILL SHINING WE SHOULD MAKE SOME HAY

SO COME ON LET'S MAKE A PLAN BABY
WE GOTTA GET OUT WHILE WE CAN BABY
WE JUST NEED A BIGGER VAN BABY
DON'T WANNA GIVE IT TO THE MAN NO NO

I HAVE BEEN GIVING IT ALL AWAY
I’VE BEEN GIVING IT ALL AWAY

I'VE BEEN GIVING EVERYTHING, NOTHIN' LEFT TO GIVE
I'VE BEEN THINKING REAL HARD ABOUT THE WAY WE LIVE
LET'S COMBINE OUR WORK AND PLAY
AND WE CAN DRIVE AWAY 
IN A BIG... R... V!

YOU DON'T NEED YOUR STUFF YOU'RE A ROLLING STONE
WE CAN DITCH THE APARTMENT, WE CAN DITCH THE CAR
AND I READ SOMEWHERE YOU ARE WHAT YOU OWN
YOUR ACCESSORIES'LL TELL YOU WHO YOU REALLY ARE

BUT I AM NOT A TURTLE ASHTRAY
WHERE'D WE GET THIS TURTLE ASHTRAY
WHAT AN UGLY TURTLE ASHTRAY
SOMEBODY TAKE THIS TURTLE ASHTRAY

WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY!
WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY!
WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY.
WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY.
WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY.

WE SHOULD GIVE IT A SHOT, GIVE IT ALL THAT WE GOT,
'CAUSE TOMORROW IS COMING, AND READY OR NOT,
WE SHOULD STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS STILL KINDA HOT
WE CAN STOP FOR THE NIGHT IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT!
WE'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY....

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from songs from Wheelhouse, released January 30, 2013
written by Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda
copyright © 2003, 2005, 2012

keytar, dance moves, really bad ideas, vocal: Brendan Milburn
electric violin, vocal: Valerie Vigoda
drums, vocal: Gene Lewin

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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