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You Gonna Make It? Lyrics by Paula Kelley

Nothing / Everything

2001

[Verse 1]
Bright, shifty eyes
A-skirtin' back and forth 'cross the city lines
You ask yourself, now, is it worth the time
That you've been taking?

[Verse 2]
Hey, flurry shine
Oh, when is anybody gonna catch your eye?
A paralytic beacon in your mind
Why don't you just relax, what do you think you're gonna find?

[Chorus 1]
And you say
"Who is your summer friend
And is she gonna laugh again?
It's easy to decide
'Cause five years down the road, you may just sigh"

[Verse 3]
Feeling unsound
You wanna stop your thoughts, but they just race around
Then suddenly come crashing like a bough
Oh, tell me what's your name, and what the hell do I do now?

[Chorus 2]
And you say
"Who is your silly friend
Don't matter, look at me again
Don't matter even try
The promise that you'd change just started taking
But really, deep inside, you know you're breaking
Oh, look me in the eye and tell me, are
You gonna make it?

[Post-Chorus]
You don't have to tell me how, but tell me now
You gonna make it?"

[Verse 4]
Cry, shifty eyes
A-dartin' 'round the room not knowin' what they'll find
Your panoramic vision is your curse
But work with it somehow, or let it throw you in reverse

[Chorus 3]
And you say
"Who is your summer friend
And is she gonna laugh again?
I wish she could decide
The promise that you'd change just started taking
But really, deep inside, you know you're breaking
Oh, look me in the eye and tell me, are
You gonna make it?

[Outro]
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?
How you gonna make it?"

About “You Gonna Make It?” by Paula Kelley

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"You Gonna Make It?" appears on "Nothing / Everything" in 2001.

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