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Demo EP

by Stuart Benbow

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1.
It'll Never Be 04:43
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Your true identity, is walled off by layers of lies You tell me you need me, but that's just not true You just need someone to need you For an hour Every once in a while This person you show to me is lifetimes away from the truth Let this soak in, let it take root Ooh, baby we're through No more hours Every once in a while I'm heading out, I'm moving on Babe you don't have what I need I've wasted more time than I could imagine Hoping that this love is real But it'll never be These crocodile tears that you're crying Like you're losing your whole world You've used those old lines so many times Can't you try something new Like the truth I'm heading out, I'm moving on Babe you don't have what I need I've wasted more time than I could imagine Hoping that this love is real But it'll never be Don't turn your back while I'm walking away Keep thinking that I'll change my mind I won't come back though you beg me to stay I'm moving forward this time More than hours For the rest of my life I'm heading out, I'm moving on Babe you don't have what I need I've wasted more time than I could imagine Hoping that this love is real But it'll never be I'm heading out, I'm moving on Babe you don't have what I need I've wasted more time than I could imagine Hoping that this love is real But it'll never be No no, no no, no no It'll never be
2.
What Can I Do 03:14
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You can't find redemption when that little can of soup's been watered down As far as it can go, as far as it can go Recycling pop to fuel the tank, so I can try to find some work again Pride is gone once you fall, once you fall These boots will do, though the sole's worn through Add another hole to the belt What can I do, what can I do Sewing holes in old cast offs 'Cause the wallet's too light for thrift shops What can I do, what can I do It's hard to stay upbeat when you hear how people think of those Falling through the cracks, falling through the cracks Abusers, moochers, malcontent-ers, why should you even bother to Maintain society, maintain society These boots will do, though the sole's worn through Add another hole to the belt What can I do, what can I do Sewing holes in old cast offs, 'cause the wallet's too light for thrift shops What can I do, what can I do It's hard to look you in the eye when the food stamp card is swiped Don't you know this isn't what I want, I'm just trying to survive And at the end of the month, the balance runs dry These boots will do, though the sole's worn through Add another hole to the belt What can I do, what can I do Sewing holes in old cast offs, 'cause the wallet's too light for thrift shops What can I do, what can I do What can aI do, what can I do
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Never Ours 03:18
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When your world seems dark, and it's hard just to breathe Know that I'll be there, we've got all we really need When there's no end in sight, and you're down on bended knee Take my hand, stand and fight, and we will be redeemed We can stay strong together Now and forever Let the weight of the world come undone We can get where we're going Cross the widest ocean Reach for the moon and the stars The worries we've clung to so hard Were never ours Speak to me of dreams, and share your darkest fears We'll cast those demons aside until they disappear We can stay strong together Now and forever Let the weight of the world come undone We can get where we're going Cross the widest ocean Reach for the moon and the stars The worries we've clung to so hard Were never ours Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh We can stay strong together Now and forever Let the weight of the world come undone We can get where we're going Cross the widest ocean Reach for the moon and the stars The worries we've clung to so hard Were never ours We can stay strong together Now and forever Let the weight of the world come undone We can get where we're going Cross the widest ocean Reach for the moon and the stars The worries we've clung to so hard Were never ours The worries we've clung to so hard Were never ours
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Nosedive 03:06
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When I - have reached the end of my rope And I - don't know which way I should go I get down on one knee Though I don't really believe There's a chance we can make it Oh, come out alive on the other side Pull out of this nosedive But I've still got mouths to feed And those lights will be off by the end of the week I've followed every lead But it doesn't work out it seems So hard just stop make it Oh, come out alive on the other side Pull out of this nosedive Friends looking on from the outside Can't know how hard I've tried With the deck stacked against me I'll try once again to survive Do I - see that small glimmer of hope And I - think we'll soon find the life some folks know Days turn to months turn to years It seems we've stopped spinning our gears I think we can make it, come out alive on the other side Pull out of this nosedive
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Can You Guide Me 04:56
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Can you guide me through the storm Can you shine a light from above Can you guide me through the storm Don't let go until I'm home When I'm fearful, unconfident Without a nickel to be lent When I'm fearful, unconfident Please help me to repent Can you guide me through the storm Can you shine a light from above Can you guide me through the storm Don't let go until I'm home When I'm weary to the bone Can you lend the strength to carry on When I'm weary to the bone When I fall into your arms Can you guide me through the storm Can you shine a light from above Can you guide me through the storm Don't let go until I'm home When I come out the other side I'll have you to thank that I survived When I come out the other side I'll remember you with all my heart Can you guide me through the storm Can you shine a light from above Can you guide me through the storm Don't let go until I'm home
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She's My Drug 02:31
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Why are all the good girls drawn to bad boys like me We chew them up and spit them out, we lie and we deceive I just don't understand it though I know I'll never change The love of a good woman is the one thing that I crave She's my drug, but I'm her poison The longer she stays, the less of her remains She's my drug, but I'm her poison She really needs to leave me, but I just can't walk away She's my drug They say opposites attract, and I guess it must be so 'Cause the woman I deserve would leave me lying in the road If there is a heaven then I'm going straight to hell At least I'm having fun and haven't landed in a cell She's my drug, but I'm her poison The longer she stays, the less of her remains She's my drug, but I'm her poison She really needs to leave me, but I just can't walk away She's my drug Ooh, what have I done And ooh, why will I do it again I see pain within her eyes and a darkness in her soul I know that it's not hers, but a reflection of my own She's my drug, but I'm her poison The longer she stays, the less of her remains She's my drug, but I'm her poison She really needs to leave me, but I just can't walk away She's my drug She's my drug, but I'm her poison The longer she stays, the less of her remains She's my drug, but I'm her poison She really needs to leave me, but I just can't walk away She's my drug

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My debut, 6 track EP, the songs span relationship woes, life's struggles, and most importantly, hope and a chance for a better tomorrow

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released July 15, 2016

All songs written, arranged, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Stuart Benbow.

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Stuart Benbow Westland, Michigan

Blending the heart of country music with the rich story telling of folk, and adding a touch of pop to give it some drive, Stuart writes about the world around him. Acoustic Americana, pure and true.

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