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Isn't That Life

from Look Up, Look Down by Emy Phelps

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Emy's story about rueful acceptance and transcendence of difficulties in life, including a funny fable about a cat and a bird. The protagonist finally surmounts her difficulties and escapes!


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Isn’t That Life. — Emy Phelps
© Emy Phelps, MyWindowFacesTheWest Music ASCAP

Black cat sitting on a fence all day, Watching’ those little birds sing and play…
Oh, oh, isn’t that livin’ .
My old man left, didn’t say where.
Found him in the next state with another wife there!
Oh, oh, isn’t that life…

Woah, oh isn’t that livin’
You do what you can and you do your best to do it right
Sometimes you cut your losses and you choose to survive
Oh, oh isn’t that right… Oh, isn’t that life.

Well I heard the cat say to the bird,
“Won’t you come a little closer, tell you what I heard.”
Said the bird to the cat, ”You know I think I’ll pass,
Gonna fly away, gonna save my… save my life!”

CHO
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Well I found myself stuck in the same old place, feelin’ lonesome yearning for a friendly face
Oh, oh isn’t that livin’
And the ground fell out from under my feet, got to find my wings, got to feel the heat
Oh, oh isn’t that life

Gonna catch the next train out of town.
Don’t come lookin’ for me babe, I won’t be hangin’ round.
Oh, oh, isn’t that livin’
Gonna be the bird, I won’t be the cat,
Gonna lift my wings— whatchu think of that?
Oh, oh, isn’t that life

CHO and round

credits

from Look Up, Look Down, released September 27, 2012
Emy, Darol, Mike Block and Mila Phelps-Friedl

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darol anger Nashville, Tennessee

Darol Anger has helped drive the evolution of contemporary violin through pathbreaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, Psychograss, and others. Composing, teaching, and performing internationally since 1977, he has produced numerous important recordings and soundtracks. ... more

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