Live from City Winery
Here is the video I did for my Kickstarter. I've got Ben Lee, John Doe, my cousin Neal (who created L&O SVU, by the way), and Weird Al singing!
I get people saying to me all the time, "Hey -- why aren't you bigger than you are? You should be more famous!" I know they mean well, and it's nice that people feel that way. But it sort of makes me feel like a failure -- or like people think I'm a failure, or they think I think I'm a failure.
I actually think I’ve done pretty okay, but maybe…maybe I could have had a little more ambition? Calculated more or something? I used to joke that my tombstone would read, “She had potential”. This song is on "Nostalgia Kills", my latest. Here is my dropbox link to the recording - Almost Great.
And please tell all your friends and neighbors to check out the record (or my fab t-shirts). I'm proud of this one. It had ambition.
Almost Great
Once I had my poems up on the schoolroom wall
My teacher told my parents that I had something special.
Then she sent my essay to the Iowa Review
I didn’t win a prize but got an honorable mention
Almost great, almost great
After I left college, dropped out after two years
I left to NY city for my musical career
I know it would have happened but the band they got real jobs
They all got married, moved back to Omaha
Almost great, almost great
If I worked a little harder
I could have been a starter
Almost great
Once I had a true love. A poet just like me
Who actually has a book out now. A NYT best seller
I don't think it's very good. I think I could do better
If only I could get myself together
Almost great, almost great
If I worked a little harder
I could have been a starter
Almost great.
Almost great. I hope it's not too late
Guess I'll give it one more try
Before I say goodbye
Almost great
(Everybody sings) Almost great
Sobule/Eaton