Better Way

from One of the Lucky Few by Ben Hughes

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he was born
his parents unsure
of how they'd care for him
all he wanted was love,
but these days
everything has a price, baby.

there's got to be a better way
please tell me there's a better way.

his dad
loved him with all that he had
but it wasn't enough
he turn and ran for the western coast
leaving his son behind and alone

there's got to be a better way
please tell me there's a better way.

now, just 6 years old
with a father he's never known
"mommy's always at work, and never home
and I have these questions with answers I'll never know"

there's got to be a better way
please just tell me there's a better way

how much am I worth?
if my father unearthed
and walked away
on that day.
I know you were poor
and probably unsure
but if you stuck around this town
I'm sure we could've worked things out.

right now, I'm growing up and getting old
living life with regret
because of the options I never chose
and the ones I'll never get to know.

there's got to be a better way
please just tell me there's a better way.

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from One of the Lucky Few, released April 14, 2015

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"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."

-Nick Tate, WXPN
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