(the) Obvious

from Things To Be Said At A Time That Will Never Come by Chance & Choice

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I made it a point to follow the rules
But my focus wasn't sharp enough
I knew all along things were not going right
But my instincts went from fight to flight

I noticed the difference
In the inflection of my mother's broken voice
As she told me, “son, please pray for us out here
the news doesn't get any better”

And sometimes it's easy and sometimes it's hard
We state the obvious more often than not
Like how some things change
And some things they don't
Life's only constants are the things we don't know

In the midst of everything we have fallen asleep
To the music of a heavenly voice
And now it's plain to see even the noblest of thieves
Has to pay for whatever he stole

And all the songs you sing in your head and in your dreams
Have come out and found their home
In the darkest of nights when everything is not all right
Is when you question if you're alone

And sometimes it's easy and sometimes it's hard
We state the obvious more often than not
Like how some things change
And some things they don't
Life's only constants are the things we don't know...

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from Things To Be Said At A Time That Will Never Come, released November 11, 2014

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Chance & Choice San Marcos, Texas

Amado Gonzalez & Nick Chamberlain met in San Marcos, TX while attending Texas State University.

Nick now lives alone in San Diego, CA while Amado has been spotted still loitering the streets of San Marcos.

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