Is "only the best for my kids" really the best?...
lyrics
Anything Less (Than the Best)
Words & Music by Andrew Gosden
They never had a dollar to their name
But somehow they seemed to manage all the same
And Sunday’s Best were always hand-me-downs
While fists were clenched so tight all over town
He’d had enough of it, He couldn’t take no more
Their judgin’ eyes on him, forever feeling poor
Then he vowed an oath: “No, this ain’t who I am,
When I get out of here, I’ll leave a wealthy man…
Gonna give my children, all I dreamed of,
So they’ll never have to feel this way”
“From now on I’m never buyin’
Anything less than the best
Gonna walk right by, I ain’t tryin’
Anything less than the best
There ain’t no point in denying me
Anything less than the best
I ain’t gonna live my life with
Anything less than the best”
You know he gave them all that he could give
He had to work so hard, there was just no time that he could find to live
He built a palace worthy of a crown
And you know when you aim this high, there’s just no lookin’ down
Now their expectations, their demands are endless
It was never meant to feel this way
Now how you gonna arrive in
Anything less than the best?
How are you gonna get by with
Anything less than the best?
Why should you even try with
Anything less than the best?
How you gonna live your life with
Anything less than the best?
I felt just like a Philistine, intruding on your fields of green
I was ushered through your hallowed halls
But I never felt at home at all
‘Cause this is all a fantasy
Inflating your future, slowly…dissolving your modesty
Building you up, just to let you down…
And there’s always more, to aspire to
But people aren’t possessions
And you’re still just… yeah you’re still just…
You
Now how you gonna arrive in
Anything less than the best?
How are you gonna get by with
Anything less than the best?
Why should you even try with
Anything less than the best?
How you gonna live your life with
Anything less than the best?
Now how you gonna arrive in
Anything less than the best?
How are you gonna get by with
Anything less than the best?
Why should you even try with
Anything less than the best?
How you gonna live your life with
Anything less than the best?
Anything less than the best?
Anything less than the best?
Strings: Maria Grig
Drums: Jordan McQueen
Horns: Will “The Brass” Allen
Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys & Percussion: Andrew Gosden
Additional Backing Vocals: Robert Cameron, Anita Gosden
Drum Recording: Jordan McQueen
Horns Recording: Will “The Brass” Allen
Additional BVs Recording: Robert Cameron
All other noises Recorded by: Andrew Gosden (Coldroom Studio)
Produced & Mixed by Andrew Gosden (Coldroom Studio)
Mastered by Brian Lucey (Magic Garden Mastering)
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