Life

Dirty Larry

Theres something ahead, I know its true
It shows me the life I'll never have
A life of perfection, A life of straight A's
A life of scholarships, My life has ruined me
You know it can't happen, its all a waste of time
You strive your hardest and, and you try your best
You set such high standerds that you will never meet
Why not forget it all?
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
I promised myself I wouldn't give this up
I thought I could find something else
A life of growing up, A life of getting lost
A life of growing strong, A life of getting weak
That life is tempting but I cannot find my head
Its full of promises but they're never kept
Its full of disappointments, fuck that its all it is
I'm giving up again
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call life
Cause this is what we call liiiiife


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    I think this song is about how much people try to make you something your not, or how some people try to make themselves something they aren't. Dirty Larry is an awesome punk band.

    DirtyLarrysTrollon May 30, 2002   Link
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    dirty larry is a great band im friends with the bass player, tim, and i picked up their demo a few months ago. it really good, and i plan on posting some of the lyrics when i get the time

    TheBmanon August 15, 2002   Link

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