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One Too Many

from Hang On (LP) by King Mixer

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lyrics

It never gets old - when the hero's down and out
in the last scene
Like Rocky Balboa - when he hit the ground
in the final round in the ring
And Mickey cried "stay down!"
But he staggered to his feet
When they heard the trumpets sound
It felt like my own victory
But as I left my seat
I was just ordinary me…(annnd, scene! )

As I came crawling up to the finish line
Someone said "false start!"
I've had one too many dreams
That broke my heart

I'm giving up - on breaking down
upon my bended knee
I've suffered enough
I been kicked around throughout my history
I loved her from afar - since we were both seventeen
But she laid out in my car
with some six foot three marine
After all she meant to me
I guess it wasn't meant to be ( not for me )

But you won't find me staring down a wishing well
It's all dried up and dark
I've had one too many dreams
That broke my heart
I been turned down for the leading role
While you turned up a star
And that's just one too many dreams
That broke my heart… (solo)

So if I jump the shark
They won't say I'm past my peak
If I'm thrown out of this bar
There will be no paparazzi
No surreal reality
For this non-celebrity... (that's good news for me!)

If they offer up the leading role
You can take my part
I've had one too many dreams that broke my heart
You won't find me staring down your wishing well
It's all dried up and dark
I've had one too many dreams that broke my heart
I've had one too many dreams
One too many dreams
I've had one too many dreams..
That broke my heart

credits

from Hang On (LP), track released June 18, 2016
King Mixer: Lead and backing vocals, guitars
Jake Crowe: Bass
Mike Felumlee : Drums
Christian Cullen: Keys

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King Mixer Chicago, Illinois

King Mixer is both musical ensemble and performing alias of Chicago singer/songwriterEric Howell. LP studio guests feature members of Smoking Popes, NRBQ, BoDeans and Off Broadway. At a moment when guitars are fighting for a place in modern music King Mixer offers up deliberately schizophrenic rock, which grows more satisfying with each genre-defying turn, written and produced by Howell. ... more

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