Name: DESPERATE by BENJAMIN SHAFER
Duration: 4 min 48 s
Description: This is a song I wrote in a hard time in my life. A time of questions, and hardship.

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Guys And Dolls And Dubstep

This is a song I wrote in a hard time in my life. A time of questions, and hardship. 

DESPERATE

EVEN A LONG ROAD
Gina Boe / Lee Black / Riley Friesen
VERSE ONE
Feels like a hurricane
Like the wind that won't stop blowing
Oh, and it's pouring rain
While you're getting where you're going
It's hard to put one foot in front of the other
Each day feels a little tougher
But you keep on, yeah, you keep on

CHORUS
It's a long road, baby
It's gonna twist and bend
When you think it's over
It turns and turns again
Well, keep going, keep walking
You might even have to crawl it
Can't tell you where or when
But even a long road
Even a long road ends

VERSE TWO
You might not see it now
But that's a mountain there you're climbing
And some day looking down
When you see all that's behind you
I bet you say it was worth the trouble
The blood, sweat, the tears, the struggle
So you keep on, yeah, you keep on

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Even the strongest heart
Even the bravest soul
Can feel like giving up
Can feel like letting go
Even the strongest heart
Even the bravest soul
Can feel like giving up
All I can say is... don't

REPEAT CHORUS

Even A Long Road

JOBS THAT PAY THE RENT
Written by Gina Boe / Lee Black / Jerry Salley

VERSE ONE
Skinning your knuckles turning a wrench
Running a bobcat digging a trench
Breaking your back loading boxes down at the dock
Driving a forklift, driving a nail
Putting in forty, busting your tail
Paying your dues to the man while you’re punchin’ the clock

CHORUS
Ain't making a million
Just making some change
A blue collar, get er done, whatever it takes
Monday'll roll 'round
And you do it again
But Friday at five, you're still alive, when the work week ends
Raise your glass, drink a toast
To the jobs that pay the rent

VERSE TWO
Tired as two dogs at the end of the day
Don’t get much respect and even less thanks
Give it all you got and the boss man's yelling for more
Never even see what the government takes
You just find a way to live on the little you make
So far the wolves ain't knock, knocking at your door

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
No ladder to climb
Doin’ your time
Glad to be one of the folks getting by
With your name on your shirt
Hands in the dirt
Proud to be living the lifestyles of the "I ain't afraid of hard work"

REPEAT CHORUS

Jobs That Pay The Rent

AFRAID TO

This is an acoustic version of the song, keep your eyes open for the full band release in the fall!

Satisfy

Have Mercy

This track is from the album 2 Up and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mikegeiler3

Our Lord Emmanuel

Singer Songwriter, worship leader, midwesterner

DESPERATE

BENJAMIN SHAFER

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