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Dedicated to the late great Peter Bell and, along with Jimi Gore, our band The Rage. I think it's one of life's hardest questions -- how do you navigate the distinction between working to improve yourself and accepting yourself as you are -- and learning to work within those limitations.

Patience. Never had it.

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If I gotta wait
for the next time around
livin' in the lobby with a book I found
elevator numbers go up and down
doors open
I'm always hopin'

if I gotta wait
til hell runs cold
finger in my ear just like the prophets told
wrinkled in the bathtub
it's gettin' old
gettin old

Never had it
never had it
never had it
never had it patience
Gimme what I want
when I want it
fuck patience
Telling me to slow this freight train down
how'm I gonna get--
how'm I gonna get around?


If I gotta wait
through one more day
tunnel and a teaspoon
to chip away
double shot of dynamite
is what I say
what I say...

Never had it
never had it
never had it patience
Gmme what I want
when I want it
fuck patience
telling me to be that guru man
when you know I never can
no, I never can

Life's too good
to fit in every minute of the day
There's no time
to wait around for somebody to say
stand in line
Tellin' me to mellow with the elevator music

never had it
never had it
never had it patience
never had it
never had it
never had it patience
gimme what I want
when I want it

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016
Paul Revelli-- drums

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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