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Bittersweet

from Bear Your Legacy by Matt Manzo

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Papa don't know suffering like mama do
Spent her whole life getting by and she's still getting through
On the day he left she sat us on the couch
Said it doesn't look like papas coming back around
Through her broken sighs and tears I understood
I wish it were the way it was but it never would be

So why is life so bitter
why can't love be sweeter
why can't I be better at both

Sister took it harder than the rest of us
Spent herself on broken boys and other drugs
Lost her sons and her man to their mistakes
Life comes down to all those little choices you make saying

Why is life so bitter
Why can't love be sweeter
Why can't I be better at both

Let me tell you son you've got a lot to learn
Those you love the most are the easiest to hurt
But keep on trying cause that's all you can do
Mama and papa ain't going no where
We may make mistakes but it don't mean that we don't care
Well keep trying cause that's all we can do

And when life is bitter
There'll be love that's sweeter
And with time we'll be better at both

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from Bear Your Legacy, released October 14, 2014

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Matt Manzo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Matt Manzo started writing songs not so they could reach the stage or be a track, but because they were a way to process life. Over 18 years, and many bands, recordings, and, performances later that has not changed. Working out the art of creating songs, and, teaching himself to play guitar he developed a style that felt true to self and openly accessible to his listeners. ... more

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