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Next Best Thing

from Say When by Sam Steffen

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When you’re all through lookin for prince charming
Who’s no more than a wolf in sheep’s clothes
When you’ve tried on all the glass slippers
And not one has left room for your toes

When you’re tired of putting up posters
Advertisements, pictures and flyers
When you’ve reviewed each application
And there’s a good deal left to be desired

I’ll be right here waiting
You don’t have to explain a thing
I’m plain as they come—no one’s number one
But if you’re lonesome, I’m the next best thing

When you’re tired of keeping a standard
So high even birds fall quite short
When you’ve called in all of your favors
And are desperate for some last resort

When you can’t tell how long you’ve been crying
Whether anybody out there’s hearing ya
When you’re ready to throw out the rulebook
For a new set of criteria

I’ll be right here waiting
I ain’t gonna bite you or sting
It’s no big surprise—I’m nobody’s prize
But if you’re lonesome, I’m the next best thing

When your heart can’t take any more teasing
And your tongue just can’t tell one more lie
And the size of your sorrow’s increasing
And each breath you breathe’s just a sigh

When you’re twisted from all of the pressure
That’s on you to find someone to love
Which you don’t even know how to measure
Short of shrinking neath what you’re above

I’ll be right here waiting
Off the mainstage in the back of the wing
I’m not the star of the show—I’m no one’s hero
But if you’re lonesome I’m the next best thing

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from Say When, released October 3, 2021

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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