Name: Frustration Blues
Duration: P00H04M47S
Description: A song that dares to ask the question "What if you DON'T make it big?" I first recorded this song in 2004 for the "PineappleOrangeBanana" EP, but this version is a later version with my old band Fishkill. This was a crowd pease when we played it live, usually at the end of the night.

Frustration Blues

from Fish Stories Disk II by Chris Nelson

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A song that dares to ask the question "What if you DON'T make it big?" I first recorded this song in 2004 for the "PineappleOrangeBanana" EP, but this version is a later version with my old band Fishkill. This was a crowd pease when we played it live, usually at the end of the night.

lyrics

Spending my life, just trying to make a living
I want to take something, but I’m always giving
Round and round, there’s no end to this circus
The meaning of my life has slowly lost purpose

What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?

Won’t someone out there stop and take a listen?
Is there some secret that I may be missing?
Selling my soul along with enjoyment
I’m one step closer to unemployment!

What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?

Gonna paste my link wherever I’m allowed
I wanna play my song until they say it’s too loud
I need someone to tell me how I’m doing
And not just the insults some people keep spewing!

What will I do
If I find I’m too old to ever break through?
What Will I do
If I’m through?

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from Fish Stories Disk II, released September 21, 2013
Chris Nelson - Guitar, vocals; Jack Hawk - Bass, and Mike Williams - Drums, percussion, and backing vocals

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Chris Nelson Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Chris Nelson has been playing music for over 25 years and has written a large volume of songs. His sound is described as "Dark Folk" which is basically a unique mixture of folk, rock, and blues. He currently plays live as an acoustic guitarist while playing all instruments on his recordings. ... more

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