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Things Were Bad Lyrics by Office Culture

Big Time Things

2022

[Verse 1]
There were questions I didn't answer
Feelings that didn't grow
They weren't anything to write home about
And no one you were asking
Could point you toward the way out
Things were bad then
But they're better now
[Verse 2]
Felt like I was always aiming
For things I hadn't worked for
Love that wasn't built to last
Seemed to be worth more
Start pulling on that regret
Then it's turtles all the way down
Things were bad then
But they're better now
[Chorus]
And I felt that urge
To think this sad old world makes us tough
But we duck when it's coming
Here on our own
We can't hear the crowds
Things were bad then
But they're better now
[Verse 2]
Seems the city's sick of it too
Seems we all shudder at the sound
They say, "Thicker skin keeps us honest"
They drape things on your future
Stick a flag in your self-doubt
Maybe they knew you then
But I know you now
[Chorus]
And winning hurts too much
Failure makes us proud
And my love, you won't need much or nothing
If you stay long enough
We can figure out
Why things were bad then
And why they're better now
[Chorus]
We put ourselves off
Like someday we'll find time for this stuff
That keeps us out here plugging
I've talked long enough
Let's hit the town
Things were bad then
But they're better now
Credits
Office Culture

Office Culture

About “Things Were Bad” by Office Culture

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"Things Were Bad" appears on "Big Time Things" in 2022.

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