Name: Pessimist Song
Duration: P00H05M52S
Description: When I wrote the words for this one I was thinking not of my own thoughts about other people, but of trying to reflect the negativity I saw in some of the people closest to me. It was meant to be kinda of sarcastic. The problem was once I started singing it, I started to feel it and it wasn't long before I had trouble deciding whether or not I agreed with it.

Pessimist Song

from The Context by Ryan Sutter

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When I wrote the words for this one I was thinking not of my own thoughts about other people, but of trying to reflect the negativity I saw in some of the people closest to me. It was meant to be kinda of sarcastic. The problem was once I started singing it, I started to feel it and it wasn't long before I had trouble deciding whether or not I agreed with it.

lyrics

you know people let you down, boy
you know people let you down, boy
you know people let you down
so I don't want them around
you know people let you down, boy

you know people break your heart, boy
you know people break your heart, son
you know people break your heart
so I'm giving them no part of me
you know people break your heart, boy

ahhhh.....

you know people make you cry, son
you know people make you cry, son
you know people make you cry
wanna curl right up and die
you know people make you cry, son

you know people crush your soul, son
you know people crush your soul, boy
you know people crush your soul
so I'll dig myself a hole
you know people crush your soul

ahhhh.....

you know people kill your dreams, boy
you know people kill your dreams, boy
you know people kill your dreams
so I'll have to more it seems
you know people kill your dreams boy

you know love's a bad bad thing, boy
you know love's a bad bad thing, boy
you know love's a bad bad thing
makes you bleed until you sing
you know love's a bad bad thing, boy

ahhhh.....

you know people think they help, son
you know people think they help, boy
you know people think they help
but you're better by yourself
you know people think they help

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from The Context, released December 10, 2004
Written, performed, produced and engineered by Ryan Sutter

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Ryan Sutter Hugo, Minnesota

Minnesota-based singer-songwriter formerly of The Lavone, Trumpet Marine and Nuclear Gopher Records.

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