If It's Not Fun, You're Not Doing It Right

from Rescue Dogs by Rhys Howlett

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lyrics

You could be the real thing
Music's like a vitamin
But if you ain't smiling
You've gotta change your tune
You could be an Eater
Living with a Feeder
Fed up getting treated
Like a dinosaur display
I have laid my heart bare
Bled til there was nothing there
Nobody really cares
I'd rather sing about food
Gotta run our own race
Learn to share the airspace
On a long enough time span we'll all disappear without a trace

And if it's not fun
You're not doing it right

The First World ain't always easy
Post-modern, post-gender, post-irony
But I know what the hell it is I wanna be:
Healthy
Happy
That's all.

Cos if it's not fun
You're not doing it right.

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from Rescue Dogs, released September 1, 2022
Written by Rhys Howlett
Produced by Nick Russell
Vocals and Slide Whistle - Rhys Howlett
Guitar - Mark Curtis
Bass - Felicity Freeman
Drums - Nick Russell
Baritone Saxophone - Natalie Cruise
Backing Vocals - Lottie and Nina Howlett

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Rhys Howlett Adelaide, Australia

Songs about people, places, work, identity, hope, home, food, beverages...

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