Bad News With A Smile

by Jon Bach

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Recorded by Jon Bach at 72 Lubec on 10.8.22
Lyrics & Music by Jon Bach

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Nothing is worth doing if it isn't worth your while
So have someone do it for you and be worthless with a smile
I'd like to play myself in a made-for-TV movie
But I'm locked in syndication on your local TV listing
Critical acclaim and complimentary blather
Feed the beauty parlor persiflage of trivial matters
Nothing is worth doing if it isn't worth your while
When you're pinned against the ropes deliver bad news with a smile

Between the sheets, she's a real sensation
Inside my mind, she's renting borrowed time

The space in between
An existential crisis, please leave
Something for me
And what we'll need for our future problems
Leave it to future self, you say
It's never been a good mantra, so let's
Embrace the pain of the moment
And appreciate it as you get older
Stop overreacting
To my under-reaction
Dust floating in sunlight
Is something I find impressive

Losing is confusing when you live to play tomorrow
We can't all be undefeated so expect moments of sorrow
I wonder why it rains every time I get my haircut
Be the actor at the center of the scene you are producing
Providence will guides us so just play the hand it dealt you
Counting cards will make you crazy in a deck completely random
Nothing is worth doing if it isn't worth your while
When you're pinned against the ropes deliver bad news with a smile

I long to be, in a silent picture
Beside Louise (Brooks), I'm next man up in line

Remember future self
But care for yourself in the moment, it's like
A double feature on Tuesday
And the matinee will always be cheaper
You better make use of the gifts she gave you
Every offer is set to expire, so
Hang dried like a shirt in the summer
As the sun gently kisses her shoulders

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released October 11, 2022
Jon Bach: Guitars, Vocals, Programmed Drums

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