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Over My Head

from Say When by Sam Steffen

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It started out small, well within my control
Steady as she goes, man, that’s always the goal
You give it a push, you feel the nudge of a pull
Suddenly what you’re chasin’s gone and swallowed you whole
And if you—were me
I bet you would already know
Just what to do—to get free
Of feelin like you got nowhere to go

Chorus: But I’m in over my head, my back’s gainst the wall
At the end of my rope and I got nowhere to fall
I’m in over my head, I feel kinda small
Funny, I always thought I was tall
And ain’t it a drag how hard you can try and it don’t make any difference at all?

I reached for my hat, she took a hold of my hand
I bid her goodevening, she did not understand
She said to speak up, said to say where I stand
Next thing you know she’s got the whole wedding planned
And if you were me
You’d’ve known it, I spose, right from the start
That what the eyes can see
Ain’t half of what’s there to be seen by the heart

Chorus

They gave me a job, so we bought a house
Moved in together, now I sleep on the couch
I asked someone to pinch me, I said “Ouch,”
Now I wished I had the sense to put my foot in my mouth
And if you were me
Tell me what would be your next move
Would you stay or leave
This has moved well beyond any point I may have been trying to prove

Chorus

I travel the world, I see my old friends
I say it’s been too long, they say how long’s it been
I tell em the news, they say, Tell It Again
They say I’ll be find but they don’t ever say when
And if they only knew
How hard they can be, sometimes, to please
Maybe then I could make do
Without glimpsing a sight of the forest from the trees

Chorus

Rain’s gonna fall, sun’s gonna rise
Life’s gonna pass you in the blink of an eye
And whether you’re foolish, whether you’re wise
It don’t make no difference because everyone dies
And it’s hard to believe
That it’s ever gonna happen to me
I been alive for so long
I forget that there’s any other way I could be

Chorus

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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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