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When the alternative was better than we thought.

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“Better For You”
Written by Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler
Copyright Penny Jar Publishing 2016

Everybody up here says you’re doing better.
Everybody here says you’re doing better.
Better than who? ‘Cause if it’s better than me,
Than it’s better for you.

Minneapolis got me thinking about you.
But when I was with you it got me thinking about him, too.
The city didn’t walk-- now what did I do,
That was ever better for you?

You got your first love, I got your time.
You got your reasons, and I’m doing fine.
If you were the best mistake of my life,
You can do better-- we did all right.

Maybe next time we’re in the same room,
I won’t have to lie and say I didn’t see you.

I still turned and walked away when I last saw you.
Seems you didn’t much want to walk on my way, too.
Make the devil to blame, but we share a name
And it was never better for you.

I got my first love after our time.
I got my reasons, and you’re doing fine.
If you were the best mistake of my life,
You can do better--

If we were the only mistake of our lives,
We can do better-- we did alright.

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from We Made Ourselves a Home When We Didn't Know, released February 9, 2018
Mallory Graham: vocals
Scott Tyler: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ
Chris Leonard: drums
Mike Shannon: bass

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The Rough & Tumble Haverhill, New Hampshire

The Rough & Tumble are a dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana band consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Only This Far, their latest full length record is out May 12, 2023. "The bottom line is these are just quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."- AmericanaUK ... more

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