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Don't Be Discouraged

from Don't Be Discouraged by Peter Lehndorff

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This song really started out to be a positive, hopeful secular hymn along the lines of “From a Distance.” It morphed into something else.

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Chorus: Well, don’t be discouraged, when the future is not bright.
And don’t be discouraged when nothin’ turns out right.
Don’t be discouraged if things look bad at first
No, don’t be discouraged. It’s bound to get worse.

Well, your pipes seem to leak a lot. Your plumber’s name is Ray.
Your wife seems to call him over, whenever you’re away.
Your kid pulled off her braces, now she wants a new tattoo.
Your in-laws they just sold their house
and they’re moving in with you.

Chorus

Well, they’re cuttin’ back your hours at work.
There’s rumors going ‘round.
Everything keeps going up. While yours keep going down.
You’re angry at the government. You voted to let them know.
It turns out it was all a trick, some kinda Russian TV show.

Chorus

Well, you saved up for a vacation.
To go off to Italy.
You ended up being quarantined
with your plumber’s family.
And folks ask “How’s it goin’?”
You always say, “It’s just fine.”
Well two can live as cheaply as one
for about half the time.
Two can live as cheaply as one f
or about half the time.

Chorus

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from Don't Be Discouraged, released May 6, 2022
© Peter Lehndorff, BMI

Peter Lehndorff: guitar, vocals
Sue Hill: vocals
Jim Henry: dobro, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Joel Tepp: harmonica
Paul Kochanski: double bass

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Peter Lehndorff Hampden, Massachusetts

Partial proceeds from my bandcamp site will be donated to The Huntington's Disease Program at UConn. To date I have donated over $1000. Huntington's Disease is the genetic brain disease that took the life of Woody Guthrie.

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