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I Can't Make Us Both Happy (at the same time)

by Leona Burkey

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a wintry tune from my 2018 in-betweener EP "Songbird Research" sometimes when the icy air and the moon meet just right things can get pretty sparkly and maybe you park for a bit in your own driveway for to write a song

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The moon is so bright
It almost hurts my eyes
My wheels slow down to a funeral speed
Partly not to wake you while you sleep
Partly to let my little heart bleed

Oh I know what you need more than anybody
Look at us we’re so far down the line
I try and I try and I try so hard honey
But I can’t make us both happy at the same time

Do we call it a night
Or do we just keep goin’
Someone’s gonna cry and your eyes are glowing
Baby I know that there’s no good time
To bring these things into the light

Oh I know what you need more than anybody
Look at us we’re so far down the line
I try and I try and I try so hard honey
But I can’t make us both happy at the same time

The moon is so bright
Is it half full or half empty
My wheels slow down at the sparkling sight
Of the icy air’s diamond drops of light
Like a thousand wedding rings twinkling in the night

I try and I try and I try so hard honey
But I can’t make us both happy at the same time

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released December 18, 2023
Written by Leona Burkey
Leona Burkey - vocals, acoustic guitar
Doug Sampson - electric guitar
Joe Breen - bass
Kevin Durning - percussion

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Gorilla Sound
Dartmouth NS, 2018
Engineered by Joe Breen
Produced by Doug Sampson

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Leona Burkey Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Contemporary roots singer-songwriter with a singular voice and a melody-loving folk-rock guitar attack. Known for off-the- cuff live shows in the Cape Breton troubadour style, shored up by a deep body of work that traces the meandering path of a slow-burn songwriter hitting her stride. Her latest & third full length studio album “GROUNDRUSH” released here in Nov/2022 is available everywhere. ... more

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