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What I Want

from An Easy Escape by Shelley Segal

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I'm not good at all this soppy shit
I'm much better at saying what makes me angry
But I'm getting better at saying what I want

Yeah I like you, I really like you
There are some pretty cool things about you
And what I'm asking is
Am I something fun that you might want

Yeah I like you, I'd like to sing about you
I feel like I can be myself around you
And I hope you feel the same way too
Coz I really like getting what I want

More and more
I am discovering what I'm living for
I know, what I want
The going will get tough but getting there's gonna be fun
And everyday I am finding my songs
So I don't have time
To listen to you tell me that I'm wrong
Coz I know the best way for me and I'm happy

He says go out and get a real job
But baby this is by far the best kind of job
I work hard at it but I'm doing what I want

And here's a line that guides my way
The greatest achievement is to blur the line between work and play
And I'm doing that every day

Think what you want, that my role is not important
But even doctors go home put on music and get lost in it
At least I can contribute doing something that I want

More and more
I am discovering what I'm living for
I know, what I want
The going will get tough but getting there's gonna be fun
And everyday I am finding my songs
So I don't have time
To listen to you tell me that I'm wrong
Coz I know the best way for me and I'm happy

You let me know of your distaste for tattoos
You let me know you don't care for hearing me sing the blues
But baby, it's my life and I choose

More and more
I am discovering what I'm living for
I know, what I want
The going will get tough but getting there's gonna be fun
And everyday I am finding my songs
So I don't have time
To listen to you tell me that I'm wrong
Coz I know the best way for me

The more and more
That I'm discovering what I'm living for
It seems the more and more
People have something negative to say
And everyday I am finding my songs
So I don't have time
To listen to you tell me that I'm wrong
So go on, find your own way and be happy

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from An Easy Escape, released June 6, 2014
Vocals: Shelley Segal
Guitars: Steve Young
Bass: Owen Stephens
Keys: Bella Chipperfield
Drums: Peter Huntington

Recorded at Britannia Row Studios London
Produced by Tom Nichols
Mixed by Davide Venco

Written by Shelley Segal

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Shelley Segal Melbourne, Australia

An artist, an activist & an explicit story-teller, Shelley uses her music not only to express the way she sees the world, but to create the world that she wants to see.

“Thoughtful lyrics celebrating life, love, and reason” –Julia Burke

Desirous of all expressions, Shelley flirts with elements of Folk, Pop and Americana imparting a pure joy about music & it’s power.
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