A Small Chance of Better

by Andy Sydow

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On the edge of the suburbs
Two blocks from the mountain side
There’s a little slice of you and I
Our first home

These walls held us for years
Except when the ceiling fell
Patched it up but you could still tell
We made our mark

And if these were the days
We did alright
Learned how to love
Learned how to fight
Now we’re packing up memories and your old striped sweater
Leaving something good for a small chance of better

There’s boxes by the door now
And the foyer smells like vacancy
The car is filled with gasoline
Don’t look back now

Cause we’ll turn it all around
Put those dreams back on the shelf
Keep them all ourselves
Take me back home

And if these were the days
We did alright
Learned how to love
Learned how to fight
Now we’re packing up memories and your old striped sweater
Leaving something good for a small chance of better

Am I being brave?
Do I really need this?
Cause if these were the days

If these were the days
We did alright
Learned how to love
Learned how to fight
Now we’re packing up memories and your old striped sweater

If these were the days
We did alright
Learned how to love
Learned how to fight
Now we’re packing up memories and your old striped sweater
Leaving something good for a small chance of better

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released April 5, 2024
Written by: Andy Sydow & Abigayle Kompst
Piano/Vox: Andy Sydow
Mixed: Andy Sydow
Mastered: Jack Roberts

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Andy Sydow Denver, Colorado

Americana, rock, singer-songwriter Andy Sydow is a jack-of-all-trades. Throughout the course of a show he's known to croon an audience with acoustic guitar ballads, play a few shredding slide guitar solos and even sit down at the keys to show off his surprising boogie-woogie piano chops. Sydow draws comparisons to voices like Paul Simon, mixed with a roots rock vibe reminiscent of Tom Petty. ... more

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