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It's A Good Life

from Uphill by Scott Stein

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lyrics

I got some inside information,
Someone slipped me a copy of the masterplan.
My sources were reliable
But they’re in a language I don’t understand.
You know I’ve always been a cynic
Since the day that I can remember
Always skipping past silver linings,
Always looking for the snow in September.

But baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
No matter who you are
We all can see that nearest star
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life

Some days you’re awful busy
Some days you can’t get a damn thing done.
Some days you get the car keys
Some days it’s the keys to the kingdom.
Sometimes the changing of the guard
Is faster than the changing of the seasons.
Sometimes the people that you love fly away
For very good reasons.

But baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
No matter how you sing the song
There’s always someone singing along
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life.

Ooh baby, you’ll do what you do.
I once was a beginner who only knew what he knew.

Baby, baby, baby it’s a good life
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life
Don’t just stick to what you know
Let it fly and watch it go
Ooh baby, baby it’s a good life.

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from Uphill, released August 19, 2022
Music and lyrics by Scott Stein
(C) 2022 November Green Music (ASCAP)
Produced by Mark Marshall
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Mark Marshall
Recorded at JB's Juke Joint (Queens, NY) and The Haive (Brooklyn, NY)

Scott Stein - vocals, piano, organ, acoustic guitar
Mark Marshall - guitars, percussion
Seth Ondracek - bass
Sean Dixon - drums

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Scott Stein Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn pianist/songwriter Scott Stein takes a moodier turn on his newest EP Uphill; synthesizers swirl and backwards guitars fade in and out like ghosts as Stein's plainspoken vocals take on grief, anxiety, loss and their aftermath. There's some joy too, even if it is hard-earned. Melodies and sly musicianship still form the songs' backbone. Think Ben Folds and Sting channeling Big Star's Third. ... more

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