Who Needs Enemies
from A Better Place To Be by Hopeless Otis
lyrics
I've got enemies who would sell me down the river in a heartbeat / friends with plans and con-artist scams / I'll drive the getaway car, make that the getaway van
I'd be lying if I never said I've felt like shit / Toss myself off the Brooklyn Bridge but hey I've got better plans / Because you don't have to live this way every single day / Six feet under regret so just get your life in check
You don't have to go it alone
And you always got a friend to keep you out of debt / To remind you you're not dead yet / And you always got a friend / Someone to stand right by you telling you to be true
Propped up cardboard buildings look nice but not any less fake / I know there's more to life than headlines and handshakes / And if you want to live that way, hey man that's ok just know we're not on the same page
You don't have to go it alone
And you always got a friend to keep you out of debt / To remind you you're not dead yet / And you always got a friend / Someone to stand right by you telling you to be true
I'd be lying if I never said I've felt like shit / Toss myself off the Brooklyn Bridge but hey I've got better plans / Because you don't have to live this way every single day / Six feet under regret so just get your life in check
You don't have to go it alone
And you always got a friend to keep you out of debt / To remind you you're not dead yet / And you always got a friend / Someone to stand right by you telling you to be true
Propped up cardboard buildings look nice but not any less fake / I know there's more to life than headlines and handshakes / And if you want to live that way, hey man that's ok just know we're not on the same page
You don't have to go it alone
And you always got a friend to keep you out of debt / To remind you you're not dead yet / And you always got a friend / Someone to stand right by you telling you to be true
credits
from A Better Place To Be,
track released July 30, 2011
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about
Hopeless Otis Queens, New York
From New York City, aiming to bring back positivity to punk rock.
for booking inquiries email: hopelessotis@gmail.com
shows
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Apr 19Clinton, CT
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Apr 20Providence, RI
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Apr 21Burlington, VT
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Apr 22Allston, MA
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Apr 23Troy, NY
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Aug 3Queens, NY
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Aug 9Richmond, VA
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Aug 10Asheville, NC
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Aug 11Charlotte, NC
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Aug 15Jacksonville, FL
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Aug 16Charleston, SC
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Aug 17Raleigh, NC
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Aug 18Baltimore, MD
discography
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