Hard Day's Work

from Papercut by Carleton Stone

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If my head was a closet
It’d be a bone collectors dream
If these walls could talk
I hope they wouldn’t say a thing

Had it all had it all to lose
Outta breath I’ve sang the blues
You’re so young you got no regrets
Haven’t had that heart broke yet but

Underneath your bed
There’s the carpet of your room
Yeah nothing’s happened yet
Just some muddy Velcro shoes
Yeah but underneath the floorboards
There was a little bit of dirt
The foundation of this town
Is a poor man’s hard day’s work

If I could offer some free advice
Nothings free and don’t think twice
The only monster that I ever met
Handed me my first cigarette
Had it all had it all to lose
A lotta debt and a lotta booze
You’re so young you got no regrets
Haven’t seen ‘Titanic’ yet

Underneath your bed
There’s the carpet of your room
Yeah nothing’s happened yet
Just some muddy Velcro shoes
Yeah but underneath the floorboards
Your mother’s name’s carved in the wood
The foundation of this house
Is a poor man’s hard day’s work

Yeah and underneath those floorboards
Your mother’s name’s carved in the wood
The foundation of this house
Is a poor man’s, bad pay, back break
Hard day’s work

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from Papercut, released September 9, 2022
Carleton Stone/ Kayleigh O’Connor

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Carleton Stone Nova Scotia

Carleton Stone is an award-winning artist, songwriter and producer. As a writer, Carleton has written for artists like Ria Mae, Matt Andersen, The East Pointers, Donovan Woods, Classified, Bobby Bazini, and Neon Dreams. His most recent album, Papercut, is a collection of sophisticated singer-songwriter pop with well-crafted lyrics and memorable melodies. ... more

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