Brighten Up My Year

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Recorded November 2017 at Mystery Street Recording Company

Vocals - Liz Wawak
Guitar- Collin Marks
Bass - Mason Hadley
Drums -Daniel Tamilow

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I feel so lonely like an elf on a shelf
Under the mistletoe, I'm all by myself
I walk home through the snow on the ground
and when I get there, the sun has gone down

Cause when the days get shorter and the nights get long
I never feel quite right
I got a full moon fever, as far as I can tell
I may get better, but I'll never be well
Because the only way I lighten up
Is when you come and brighten up my year

Outside my windows are icicles and snow
Want to stay inside with people I know
If you aren't with them, it isn't the same
as if the sun didn't rise that day

Cause when the days get shorter and the nights get long
I never feel quite right
I got a full moon fever, as far as I can tell
I may get better, but I'll never be well
Because the only way I lighten up
Is when you come and brighten up my year

Last December was everything and more
I felt a love like never before
This year it just doesn't feel right
It seems so dark every night
I spent this year just getting by
Can't feel the spirit, and I do try
Thought I'm not flying, I'm walking along
Until another winters come and gone

Cause when the days get shorter and the nights get long
I never feel quite right
I got a full moon fever, as far as I can tell
I may get better, but I'll never be well
Because the only way I lighten up
Is when you come and brighten up my year

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from Brighten Up My Year, released December 13, 2017

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Country & Midwestern Rock band from Chicago, IL

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