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Upterrlainarluta (Always Getting Ready)

from Box Guitar by Chris Monti

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Upterrlainarluta (Always Getting Ready) -Chris Monti

Well, look at you
You’re such a mess
You’d better find yourself a better method

Talking shit
All the time
And the truth is buried
Not so far below

Well, every morning is the same routine
Choosing to believe
What the Rasta Man told you
You wish you could
Settle down and work
Find yourself a job
Where you could do some good

You’d better find yourself another road to ride
Get out of the shotgun seat and get behind the wheel
Leave your companions on the roadside
Turn off the air conditioner
Open the window
The world to hear
The wind to feel

You smoke a joint
And spin the radio dial
You’re looking for something
But you don’t know what
Conversation
Is the same old thing
We’ll become good
And famous tomorrow

You tell me once you met
Some Indians
But you don’t recall
Anything they said
You tell me you’re thinking about
Moving to Tokyo
But given the situation there
You’ll move to San Francisco instead

You’d better find yourself another walk to walk
The way you’re headed, the end is always in view
You’re a smart guy but you just talk talk
Always getting ready
But what are you going to do?

Well, someday
Some time in the future
All of your stars
Will align perfectly
You will turn
Your life around
Without any effort
At all

Now if somebody
Told you this
There is no way
You would ever believe it
So why do you tell yourself
What you know to be completely
Bullshit?

You’d better find yourself another road to ride
Get out of the shotgun seat and get behind the wheel
Leave your companions on the roadside
Turn off the air conditioner
Open the window
The world to hear
The wind to feel

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from Box Guitar, released September 11, 2015
Chris Monti, acoustic guitar and vocals

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Chris Monti Providence, Rhode Island

Known for his effortless style and musical curiosity, Chris has immersed himself in West African guitar, dug deep into country-blues and old-time music, and moves seamlessly between diverse styles from Egypt, Peru and India. He has toured the East Coast, Canada and points west. He also enjoys his singular role in the community as a strange combination of entertainer, educator, and magician. ... more

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