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Don't Ask Me

from Dirty Phony Saints by Brian Lambert

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A five minute story song about life as a stock broker

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I thought I'd get rich selling stocks and bonds
It was the internet, the great long con
Where the road up goes up forever
And the party never ends
But it weren't easy like Sunday
It was cold as rain
In the middle of December
When you're going insane
And you say for the 55th time
I can't do this again
Things got bad before they worse
It was the end of an age
We were riding in a hearse
And the big banks got bigger as part of the scam
I didn't know whether the hustle
Or whether to hide
And we went broke
My baby cried
and I said
just who in the hell do you think that I am
Why's there got so much that I got to lose
What the hell do I got to prove
To myself
To myself
Oh to myself
So don't ask me, where I'm going
I ain't been there so I don't know
All that 's ending is me pretending
That I am someone that I don't know

Things hit bottom in March of 09
People were pointing fingers instead catching crime
Like throwing all them basterds that did this all into jail
Me I sold insurance to pay the bills
The 9-5 grind you know the one that kills
Where just getting by, feels just like hell
Why I got so much to prove
Why I've got so much to lose
Like myself
Like myself
I could lose myself
So don't ask me, where I'm going
I ain't been there so I don't know
All that 's ending is me pretending
That I am someone that I don't know

The stock market got better
but the people stayed poor
except for the rich
They got a little more
And the politicians they paid to get there
All acted like kids
Me I gave it up
Yeah I grabbed my guitar
I was hoping I could make it or at least get far
enough away from who I was and all that I did
Ain't got nothing left to lose
Ain't got nothing left to prove
To myself
To myself
Not to myself

So don't ask me, where I'm going
I ain't been there so I don't know
All that 's ending is me pretending
That I am someone that I don't know
No, I ain't someone that I don't know

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from Dirty Phony Saints, released March 9, 2015

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Brian Lambert Denton, Texas

Your Friendly Neighborhood Rock and Roller, a musician whose music embodies the very essence of feel-good rock with substance.
Brian's sound is a fusion of rock from the 80's and 90's with a modern twist, making it feel both timeless and contemporary. It's the kind of music that makes you want to dance and sing along, while also making you pause and reflect on life's deeper meanings.
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