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Aoife O'Donovan - "What Do You Want From Yourself?" [Official Audio + Lyrics]
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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan
Stimme und Gesang
David Piltch
David Piltch
Bass
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Schlagzeug
Florianne Blancke
Florianne Blancke
Keltische Harfe
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife O'Donovan
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Produzent:in
Jason Richards
Jason Richards
Mastering-Ingenieur:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Happy-go-lucky in the afternoon
I can do anything I want when I'm with you
It's how I spent my 37 years around the sun
[Verse 2]
In 33 more I'll be an old woman
Sitting out the back with a beer in my hand
I like the cold of the can
[Verse 3]
What do you want from yourself?
[Verse 4]
What do I want?
I want to be what I wanted to be in 1993
When it would snow a dozen times in January
And we'd grab our sleds and go to Albemarle
And we would fly down
Fly down
Fly down
[Verse 5]
When do you learn that your skin's not as thick as you thought?
When all you thought you had you lost?
The mornings start to slip away
[Verse 6]
Sooner or later you're gonna catch yourself in the glass
Looking hard-lived and middle-class
You smile at the cracks in the pane
[Verse 7]
What do you want from yourself?
What do you want?
[Verse 8]
What do I want?
I want to be what I wanted to be in 1993
When it would snow a dozen times in January
And we'd grab our sleds and go to Albemarle
And we would fly down
Fly down
Fly
[Verse 9]
It all comes down to who got a head-start
Who's running with a bum leg
The coffee's hot now
How do you like your eggs, sir?
Do you like eggs?
If nobody asks you, do you have a choice?
Your word's your will's your way's your voice
I'm trying to hear you through the noise
[Verse 10]
What do you want from yourself?
[Verse 11]
What do I want?
I want to be what I wanted to be in 1993
When it would snow a dozen times in January
And we'd grab our sleds and go to Albemarle
And we would fly down
Fly down
Fly
[Verse 12]
Happy-go-lucky in the afternoon
I can be anything I want when I'm with you
It's where I'll spend my days until they're done
Written by: Aoife O'Donovan

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