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Well I sat down at the bar and I imagined my own father
Speaking fairly through a voice that was uncannily like mine
He looked at me through my own eyes with foam stuck in our whiskers
Breathing wisdom that I knew without a sign
Knowing you may hope to be a better man than I who never wondered of your brilliance and shine
Dull and bruised we must begin to wonder in our consequences
I've got yours and you've been blessed with mine.

Another glass knocked over and the crowds are moving frantically bewildering and carried off in sound
If we linger we won't catch them, if we hurry we'll be late
So let's borrow what we can't afford and leave the rest to fate
Oh growing old may never be as simple as it sounds
But I know I'm gonna make it anyhow
Glittering respectably or withering in principle oh father, don't look down!

This time it passes quickly but I don't wonder why
I'm trying to look busy, just staring at the sky
And if I'm dizzy I've been reckless
If I'm reckless I'm a fool for thinking I could be like anyone but you.


Oh growing old may never be as simple as it sounds
But I know I'm gonna make it anyhow
Glittering respectably or withering in principle oh father, don't look down!
Oh father, don't look down!
Oh father, down't look down on me!

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from Live at Windows 5​-​4​-​2011, released May 4, 2012
Lyrics and music by Scott Hamilton
Guitar, Vocals - Scott Hamilton
Drums, backup vocals - David Koczij
Contrabasse - Paolo Melindi
Sound engineer - Stefano Capone

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Cougars in America Brussel, Belgium

Cougars in America is the new alt-folk project of Canadian-turned-Bruxellois singer-songwriter, Scott Hamilton. Poet, multi- instrumentalist, and troubadour, he transforms his world into song. His music has been compared to Bonnie Prince Billy or Sufjan Stevens, and serves in equal measures American Folk, Blues, and Indie Rock. ... more

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