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I Do What I Can

from Demos and Delights by Brian Harper

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Sometimes I'm serious, sometimes uptight-ly wound
Sometimes I’m a loose cannon shooting six feet off the ground
Sometimes I’ve got it figured out, sometimes I break my plans
Hey, I do what I can

Sometimes I want to wear a suit and run for president
Sometimes I want to hold a sign and protest my government
Sometimes I smile and say thank you, sometimes I bite the hand
Hey, I do what I can

Build me up, cut me at my knees
I thumb my nose, I’m begging please
I’m a sinner dressed up like a saint
I’m gonna live out on the edge
I'm stepping back from the ledge
There’s virtue in both courage and restraint

Sometimes I'm an optimist and sing that all is well
Sometimes I’m a cynic promising a living hell
Sometimes my faith is mighty, sometimes I can hardly stand
Hey, I do what I can

I’m facing up, I’m looking down
I dig for scraps, I wear the crown
Tell us, young man, what do you want to be?
I’m confident, I'm self-assured
I am too shy to say a word
I cannot say, because I cannot see!

Sometimes I'm greedy, I've got money on my heart
Sometimes I seek God in nature and beauty in art
If I’m with you or against you, Lord, please tell me where to stamp!
Hey, I do what I can

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from Demos and Delights, released December 22, 2013
Written By: Brian Harper
Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vocals: Brian Harper
Lead Guitar and Production: Tim Donderevo

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Brian Harper Chicago, Illinois

Brian Harper has been playing music since he was a young child. In 2010 and 2011, he recorded his first CD, Young Love, providing all of the vocals and the majority of the instrumentation on the album’s eight tracks. He has lived in South Africa and Peru and performed and taught music in these places as well. You can hear his music and read his writing at www.brianharper.net. ... more

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