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Nik Phillips - Not In This Life

from Songs From the 4th Floor by NIk Phillips

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Not in This Life
They’ve lived so many places with their backs against the wall
She keeps looking out for new friends who never seem to call
She knows there’s something better waiting for them all,
But not in this life

She loved him for a lifetime, gave away her youth
But when pushing came to shove, it was hard to face the truth
She’d lost her independence, couldn’t rise above the fall
Not in this life.


Ch
What do we know about love, ain’t that much,
Why do we sell our last resistance for a human touch?
Till there’s no time left anymore,
Not in this life.

He still swaggers like he’s 18, but still can’t face the truth,
That he left his dreams behind him, so he hides beneath the roof
And lashes out in anger at the one love of his youth,
Here in this life.

They pretend that life is perfect to family and friends
While the children learn that tears and anger's at love’s end
Maybe they’ll recover and overcome their the fears,
But not in this life.

Ch

Fools rush in where angels lay their heads
Then we run into the sunset and skin our knees instead
We brush away the tears then kiss away the years.

Solo.

Well we rise to face each morning and learn to live with pain,
Then take a breath, close our eyes, then do it all again,
I’m sure that there’s a place where love will conquer all,
But not in this life.

Ch.

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from Songs From the 4th Floor, released June 22, 2015
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Nik Phillips QLD, Australia

About Nik:

“Nik's albums are full of depth and conviction, the product of a creative life well-lived. Like seeds of the prodigious local Moreton Bay fig trees, these songs will germinate, grow and occupy a special place in your mind”- Ritchie Yorke

“Simply put, Nik Phillips is one of Australia’s most impressive singer-songwriters. He is one of Australia’s best kept secrets” -Glenn A Baker. ... more

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