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Better Days
 
my best friend called me crying yesterday
said she stormed out on her husband—splashed her wine across his face
and we laughed a little then we got real quiet
she said i don’t know what’s wrong with me but something isn’t right
 
it’s not funny is it really anymore
she said my meds aren’t working like they did before
and it leaves me thinking
why do i need these pills just to be ok
where are my better days
 
a girl i know’s a waitress with a kid
she drinks at work some nights to take the edge off of it
she’s not proud to tell you, today she woke up with a stranger in her bed
she sent him out the back door before her kid came walking in
 
it’s not funny is it really anymore
she said i’m thirty-five and acting twenty-four
and it leaves me thinking
i can’t let my daughter see me live this way
where are my better days
 
you know i firebombed my own life a long time ago
i’ve been barely scraping by since i left that home
we were raised with expectations,
lord, i had the highest hopes
but oh no oh no
 
it’s not funny is it really anymore
i thought by now i’d have more answers
and it leaves me thinking
if i could try again would i do it all the same
where are my better days

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from The Southwest Sky and Other Dreams, released August 28, 2020

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Karen Jonas Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Restless (3.3) is “a stunning collection of dreamy and dark alt-country confessionals; a deep exploration of love and vulnerability from one of Americana’s most hopeless romantics” (Holler.Country). As Parklife Mag DC put it, “the voice of country music in the DMV is a big, bright voice that belongs to Virginia native Karen Jonas.” ... more

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