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Clever Boy

by Phil Wolfendale

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Such a clever boy
That's what they always said to me
The talk of the town
My mum was oh so proud of me
But something started changing when I came of age
I guess it's safe to say I didn't like the hand that I was dealt
So I folded

Whatever happened to making a difference?
Whatever happened to seeing things through?
I got so caught up in my quest for validation
Now I sing half-assed songs to half-filled rooms
But nothing else has ever felt the same as this
It's the only thing that's ever made me feel like I belong
I fuck up everything else

They told me I've got potential
Work everyday
You've got to get your credentials
No time to waste
I never asked for potential
And it's been eating me away

So now I smoke exponential
Can't feel my face
Sobriety ain't essential if you're wasting space
I've wasted all my potential
But I guess I'm still doing okay

Who gives a single fuck about my ATAR?
I'll be just fine
My mates and my guitar

A HECS debt won't make you who you are

They told me I've got potential
"Phil, you've got so much potential"
"Don't you go waste that potential"

It's that damn word again
Potential
Work everyday
You've got to get your credentials
No time to waste
I never asked for potential
And it's been eating me away

So now I smoke exponential
Can't feel my face
Sobriety ain't essential if you're wasting space
I've wasted all my potential
But I guess I'm still doing okay

Like it matters anyway

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released July 12, 2019
Music/Lyrics by Phil Wolfendale
Produced/Mixed/Mastered by Evan & Ash @ Loud Noise Estate
Artwork by Anna Moore

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Phil Wolfendale Melbourne, Australia

Hi I'm Phil, a songwriter from Melbourne. I enjoy cheap beer/wine, mexican food, patting other people's dogs, smoking too many ciggies, eating olives straight out of the jar, quoting Kevin Smith movies, playing music anywhere and everywhere someone will let me and writing songs relatable to anyone going through something they wish they didn't have to. ... more

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