We're Not There Yet

from Tastes Like Fire by Dana Maragos

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Video and song recorded live at Kingsize Sound Labs, Chicago.

How many times did we hear we public officials say during COVID lockdown, "...We're getting close to being able to go back to doing (fill in the blank) again, but we're not there yet..."
The song that writes itself.

lyrics

I'm like a stoplight that you see ahead,
A flicker of green comin' off a long red,
My tires are worn down,
My battery's dead,
I'm outta here but I'm not there yet.

I quit the circus -- I was a traveling act,
Been toein' the line like an acrobat,
When you're up real high,
They can't see you sweat,
I'm outta there but I'm nowhere yet.

I look in the mirror wondering when I will be,
Anything more than this,
Anything less than me.

You can do want to or you can do what you're told,
You can it and watch the rain turn into snow,
Let's take what we got
And see how far we can get,
We're outta here but we're not there yet.

I stare out the window wondering if you're thinking about me
and the things that we used to do,
whatever that used to be...

I'm like a stoplight that you see ahead,
A flicker of green comin' off a long red,
My tires are worn down,
My battery's dead,
I'm outta here but I'm not there yet.

We're outta here but we're not there yet.

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from Tastes Like Fire, track released May 11, 2021
Dana Maragos - acoustic guitar, vocal
Brian Wilkie - acoustic guitar
John Abbey - upright bass

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