better than this

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lyrics

you once told me
things will get better
someday
someday soon

but from where i’m sitting
it couldn’t get better than this
than this
than this

these mountains
aren’t half as high
as you
think they are

from the other side
you’ll know what i mean
what i mean
what i mean

i hope someday
it will resonate
and i will
hear you say

but from where i’m sitting
it couldn’t get better than this
than this
than this

credits

from dusty words & cardboard boxes, released August 3, 2013

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Ordinary Elephant

International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world. "Two become one, in song...hand-in-glove harmonies surprise the listener with focused intensity and musical mastery," says Mary Gauthier. ... more

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shows

Apr 20

The Buttonwood Tree

Middletown, CT
Apr 24

Eno House Artist's Den

Hillsborough, NC
May 3

Lucky Penny House Concert Series

Washington, DC
May 4

Macum Creek Concerts

Chester, MD
May 5

Delmarvalous Americana

Salisbury, MD
May 23

Northfield Mandolins

Marshall, MI

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