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What's Not Wrong?

from Peace Is Every Step by Joe Dickinson

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Well sometimes I’m minding my own business
And you see me
And you come along
And you know what you ask me
What’s wrong?

Now you know me
I’m strong like a tree
Not really
So when someone comes along
And asks me what’s wrong
I tend to get a little bit silly
See I falter everyday
I swing and I sway
Up and down
All around
Ping pong
Ping pong
Well it’s hard you know
To feel the flow
To be positive
Tp have joie de vivre
To stay strong all day long
So it gets my goat
When you rock my boat
As I’m trying to float
And you ask me mid-note of a song
What’s wrong?

Now by asking that way
You force my brain
Against the wall like a porcelain doll
I start to feel small and kind of like all
The world is as scary and tall
As King Kong
I have visions of war
The poor
Much much more
The darkness comes to my door
Rings the bell
Ding dong
What’s wrong?

Now I’m not denying the bad out there
And I’m not just trying to get you out of my hair
I really truly deeply care
About the fate of people’s everywhere
But I am just one lowly human
Do you really expect me to get the broom and
Sweep the darkness under a rug
Squash the darkness like a bug
I can do a lot I know
But no matter how fast I try to go
Change moves slow slow slow

So let me simply ask you this
When you ask me what’s wrong
What does that fix
I’d rather focus on the good
Than the bad
I’d rather think about the happy
Than the sad
I’d rather be in touch with the love in life
Then concentrate on constant strife
Right?

So next time that you come along
Instead of asking me what’s wrong
Ask the question at the end of this song
It’ll help us both feel nice and strong
And get along

What’s not wrong?
What’s not wrong?
What’s not wrong?
What’s not wrong?

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from Peace Is Every Step, released November 22, 2014

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Joe Dickinson Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I’m Joe Dickinson.

I'm a DIY singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL.

It's not easy, balancing the external demands of work/life with the internal demands of creativity, but I'm working toward a set of sustainable internal systems that will allow me to continue to write, record, and release songs. Hopefully for the rest of my life.

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