Happy Go Lazy

[Image: 'Goliath' Front Cover]

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Lyrics

Don't say a word
It's all in your stare
I'm a bum and I'm nothing
If not self-aware

You say you love me
That's why you're in my face
Well I put this plan in place

I made up a list
Of the things that I lack
Six words:
I want you off my back

Happy go lazy
That's the way I am
You'll go crazy
If you think you can
Change a man

I give you good love
You're giving me grief
Dropping hints, leaving notes
Texting turn over a new leaf

Turn it yourself
Cause it's out of my reach
Like that "get up you lazy bum" speech

No, I'm not listening
Your friends are correct
I've got zero ambition
and I want your respect

Happy go lazy
That's the way I am
You'll go crazy
If you think you can
Change a man

Happy go lazy
You're cute when you pout
I'm so lazy
Can't finish this song without

I've seen all the others
They're not what you need
Wrapped in a suit programmed to succeed

Driven by money
They ply you with stuff
But their world is not enough

Baby I'll grow you a garden
if you give me the space
We're just wildflowers
We don't belong in a vase

Happy go lazy
That's the way I am
You'll go crazy
If you think you can
Change a man

Happy go lazy
You're cute when you pout
I'm so lazy
Can't finish this song without

Baby I'll grow you a garden
Baby I'll grow you a garden

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About The Song

From Goliath: A Song By Song Description, NewReleaseTuesday.com, November 17th, 2014:

Can't you hear a country singer doing this song? I would have loved to hear George Jones sing it. We batted this track around for months in the studio, as we weren't sure it fit on the album, but when I proposed the title, the band seemed keen on it. The character in this song has achieved a blissfully ambitionless state, and we wanted to give him the courage of his convictions. My favorite line is, "No, I'm not listening--your friends are correct. I've got zero ambition and I want your respect."