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The Bottom (Live at CBGB 2006)

from The Bottom EP by Nick Swan

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Live from our weekly shows at CBGB in 2006. I would usually get 3 songs, and often closed with this one. Here, I opened with it.

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Everyday somebody will say
"There's nothing you can do in the world no more."
Prophets of doom all say the same thing
And not one thinks he could be wrong

But everyone here's in a new situation
We count all the thoughts of an old generation that's come and gone
We take what we can and the rest is abated
We leave it out there in the wind, yeah

When you're blowin in the wind
Take a look my friend
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom
Float along into the abyss
If you think you'll miss
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom

For a while stay in the same place
That's how life gets to be just a bore
Daily cycles that we all face
Can make life seem more like a chore

But everyone here's in a new situation
We count all the thoughts of an old generation that's come and gone
We take what we can and the rest is abated
We leave it out there in the wind, yeah

When you're blowin in the wind
Take a look my friend
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom
Float along into the abyss
If you think you'll miss
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom

I'm stepping off the ledge now, into the wind
I know this could be wrong, but something's gotta give
I'm moving to the light now, to the sun
There's no more turning back, and nowhere left to run
I'm flying over clouds now, up above the sea
There's something in the air there waiting for me
I've said all my goodbyes now, nothing left to say
Except for all the things I never got to say

When you're blowin in the wind
Take a look my friend
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom
Float along into the abyss
If you think you'll miss
I just hit the bottom, I just hit the bottom

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from The Bottom EP, released January 29, 2021

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Nick Swan Knoxville, Tennessee

Tennessee Troubadour. Playing a mix of America's best roots music, from blues & folk to classic rock & 90s grunge.

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