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You were twelve years sober,
Just barely holding over.
You were hanging on to the wagon by a thread,
But your boring house, dog,
Children, job and spouse were
Driving you to pieces, driving you out of your head.

Then you felt so guilty
For being so unhappy
With the fortunate life that you lead

But it's the daily grind:
It makes you lose your mind.
It's the daily grind:
It makes you lose your mind.
Yeah, it makes you lose your mind.
Yeah, it makes you lose your mind.
It makes you lose your mind.

Oh well,

The doctors and the pills
And all those medical bills
That stacked up on your side of the bed when you were gone.
But I'm not bitter; I know rehab is for quitters,
And Dad, if you're a quitter, well then, I guess, right on.

Though I don't mean to be unkind,
You know you have to keep in mind
The kind of mess you left behind.

It was worth it all, perhaps,
If you would only not relapse,
But we kept on coming back to
Collapse after collapse.
Oh, collapse after collapse.
And oh, collapse after relapse
After collapse.

And now:

You're a few years sober,
But for me it's just not over.
For me, it's just begun; I've just started sorting out these things,
Because in my veins
Runs the blood that caused your pain, and
It's that same pain; it jerks me around like I'm on strings.

Then I get so guilty
For being so unhappy
When things turned out so beautifully

But it's the daily grind:
It makes me lose my mind.
It's the daily grind:
It makes me lose my mind.
Yeah, it makes me lose my mind.
Oh, it makes me lose my mind.
It makes me lose my mind.
It makes me lose my mind.

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from Drinking and Dreaming, released February 27, 2011
Merri Palmer: vocals, guitar, synth, pill bottle percussion, background vocals
D.B. Rouse: bass

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Alternate Universe You Austin, Texas

Alternate Universe You is a singer, songwriter, and time/space traveler who chronicles their journey across dimensions through music, photography, and writing. The alter ego of Lockhart, TX-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Merri Palmer, Alternate Universe You explores the past, present, future, and worlds beyond through the lens of lush melodies and cosmic vibrato. ... more

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