I've been unemployed since the end of March 2025, and boooooy do the days drag sometimes. The job hunt has been difficult and I continue to hope for the best, but the pessimism can be strong and the hopelessness can often loom large. "What If" is the unhelpful thought that often creeps into my head. What if things really will always be this way?

I actually really like this song. It has the potential to be a big old radio-friendly pop smash. But it's also for that reason that I can't help but think I've stolen the melodies from somewhere else. Ah well, even so, I'm putting my name to it. Shhhhh!

#singersongwriter #acoustic #acousticonetake #piano #pop

Eleven AM and I’m laid down once again Sunshine’s out but it’s wavering I’m flat on my back and wondering What to do with my time I got hours still to climb Add onto the hours gone behind Oh, these are exciting times

It’s hard to be Even a little bit positive I’m watching TV on repeat But it still makes me laugh And try as I might To do the things I think are right It’ll all still feel futile When I hit the sack

‘Cause everything is spinning Round inside my mind The end of a beginning’s Always easiest to find

What if it doesn’t end up changing? What if it never goes away? What if forever’s just the same thing? I think that I might go insane What if I’ll always be this way?

Mid-afternoon And the grey skies bring the gloom Didn’t get out, what you gonna do? I’ll go another time And I know it’s a shame But it’s better off this way Got a little more time to investigate How I can change my life

And nobody is asking For any shred of proof It’s only me demanding That I gotta get up and move, but

What if it doesn’t end up changing? What if it never goes away? What if forever’s just the same thing? I think that I might go insane What if I’ll always be this way?

And somebody once told me “Give yourself the grace You’re only in a moment Of a longer race” But how long do I give it Before I give it up? I am tired Of being stuck

What if it doesn’t end up changing? What if it never goes away? What if forever’s just the same thing? I think that I might go insane What if I’ll always be this way? What if I’ll always be this way?

What if forever’s just the same thing? I think that I might go insane What if I’ll always be this way?

What if it doesn’t end up changing?