David Lingabee Songs & Songwriting

It started in the 50s,
TV everywhere,
Now it’s part of who we are,
Addicted and just stare.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
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Short and livable movies,
In 90 minutes they end,
Living our life for us while
we think of how to blend.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Substitutes for living,
Hoping we will find,
Pictures that remind us of
a much more loving time.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Maybe you like action,
Adventure is your thing,
Or ways to live a better life
because the one you’re in.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Bridge
A picture can give perspective,
Some space between your own,
That’s valuable to people,
It makes you feel at home.
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People love their memories,
Those pictures made of life,
Some though aren’t so pleasant after
you feel their inner strife.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Being there inside yourself,
Being there in time,
Ideally choose the present ‘cause
It doesn’t have a mind.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Present time is calming,
Present time is you,
Nothing though inside it to
provide you things to do.

It leads to past and future,
But safe to view them both,
After a while you lose that need
to think they’re for your growth.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

It started in the 50s,
TV everywhere,
Now it’s part of who we are,
Addicted and just stare.

Chorus
TV versus the life we live,
Our way to pass the time,
Lost are many arts and crafts
that entertained our minds.
______

Present time is calming,
Present time is you,
Nothing though inside it to
provide you things to do.

It leads to past and future,
But safe to view them both,
After a while you lose that need
to think it’s for your growth.
________