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THE LIFE OF RILEY

from SHADOWLANDS by Jack Howard

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A little song about not following the expected paths in life.

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Holed up in their place, living the life of Riley
Look at them, will you
Driving their freakin' Valiants round
Like there's no tomorrow
And the kids are too good for us
They're going to a private school on the far side of town
Well, they can stick their degrees where the sun don't shine

Did you get the tattslotto numbers in, luv?
What time does Idol start?

You know he's never shared a beer with you, Al?
Did you ever think about that?
Teachers and librarians and musicians, bloody snobs
What's the street coming to
when an honest trade's not good enough for those kids?
We'll see who ends up with the biggest house and the biggest car and the biggest TV

Did you get the tattslotto numbers in, luv?
What time does Idol start?
Pass me another snag, luv
That's a good girl

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from SHADOWLANDS, released January 30, 2012

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Jack Howard Melbourne, Australia

Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more

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