Easier Than This

from Land of the Living by Eleanor Underhill

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Track 6 of Land of the Living

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She worked hard in school
Did what she was supposed to do
Got a student loan
Found work on her own
But the debt wouldn’t quit
Once the hard times hit
She was deep in the hole
Didn’t know how far it’d go
She put on that yellow and red
Holding back tears this is what she said

I thought it’d be easier than this
I thought it’d take less time than it did
I thought I’d know for sure what I was looking for
But that ain’t how it is, no, that ain’t how it is

A soldier comes home from war
To what he’d been fighting for
A wife and a new baby
A farmhouse on a dead-end street
‘Cause while he was away
Her heart went astray
For someone who could be around
There when she was feeling down
He packed a suitcase and lit a cigarette
After all I been through, this is what I get?

I thought it’d be easier than this
I thought it’d take less time than it did
I thought I’d know for sure what I was looking for
But that ain’t how it is, no, that ain’t how it is

A woman of elder age
She climbs onto stage
Her voice trembles a shakes
As she reads from the page
‘Cause after all these years
She lands the leading role
The playbill and the curtain call
Are what she’s been waiting for
Her name lit up in rose and yellow light
And she brings the house down with a smile, thinking

I thought it’d be easier than this
I thought it’d take less time than it did
I thought I’d know for sure what I was looking for
But that ain’t how it is, no, that ain’t how it is

credits

from Land of the Living, released August 7, 2020
Lead vocals, backup vocals, piano, synth, banjo, sitar, moog, percussion - Eleanor Underhill
Backup vocals - Jane Underhill (1), Silas Durocher (1, 10)
Drums - Christopher Chappell Pyle (2, 7, 10, 13), Michael Libramento (3, 6, 9, 11), JC Mears (1, 4, 5, 8, 12)
Bass - Zack Page (2, 7, 10, 11, 13), E’lon JD (4, 9), Jesse Gentry (1, 3, 5, 12), Silas Durocher (6, 8)
Guitar - Silas Durocher (2, 7, 8, 11, 13), Matt Lane (3, 9, 10)
Saxophone - Jacob Rodriguez
Percussion - Christopher Chappell Pyle

Written, produced, & mixed by Eleanor Underhill
Published by Eleanor Underhill Music (sesac)
Most drums recorded by Julian Dreyer at Echo Mountain Recording Studios
Everything else recorded by Eleanor Underhill
Mix consulting by Silas Durocher, Chris Rosser, Brent Lambert, & Eleanor and Friends Community
Production consulting by Silas Durocher
Mastering by Brent Lambert of Kitchen Mastering
Photo by Kristen Marie Greene of KMG*Photography
Album layout and design by Eleanor Underhill

A million thanks to everyone who made this album
and a million more to those who encouraged it

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Eleanor Underhill Asheville, North Carolina

Eleanor Underhill is a singer, songwriter, and banjoist based in Asheville, NC. After almost a decade of touring Underhill detoured on an ambitious solo journey into the musical unknown. The result is Navigate the Madness--a unique and eclectic record that is 100% Underhill. In 2020 Underhill released her sophomore solo effort, Land of the Living. On the horizon, her third album, Got it Covered. ... more

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