Every day�s the same for me
People come and people leave
And every day�s a game for me
I�m always losing willingly
I keep telling myself, keep telling myself to be grateful
But that�s not good for my health, not good for my health

Maybe my expectations let me down and I�m too far off the ground
And I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone
No I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone

When I�m old and lonely I don�t want my life to read:
He was born and then he died and not much happened in between

Maybe my expectations let me down and I�m too far off the ground
And I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone
No I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone

So I�ll work my way through outer space and set my feet on the ground

Maybe my expectations let me down and I�m too far off the ground
And I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone
No I don�t know what I�ve got �til it�s gone


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    "A song about me [James Veck-Gilodi], the title says enough"

    Chrissal1xon November 07, 2011   Link
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    "Scoundrel is simply about me. I am a filthy rotten scoundrel and I need to learn to be grateful and appreciate the opportunities that I have been given. It's also about my fear of living, dying and never really achieving anything. I am not at all an arrogant person but I think if I ever found myself veering towards the way of arrogance then I would listen to this song and hopefully bring myself back down to earth."

    from rocksound.tv/features/article/track-by-track-deaf-havana-fools-worthless-liars

    elleveexon February 12, 2012   Link
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    I love the tune of this song. I am not sure I quite understand the meaning of the lyrics?

    happy7on April 17, 2012   Link

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