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Written by Natalia Zukerman and Beth Carlozzi as part of Songs for the Soul, Inc (soul-song.org)

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I like to talk to people
In line at the grocery store
It’s way to practice patience
A way to practice letting go
People buy a lot of pop tarts
But who am I to judge?
Look at me with more than I deserve
More than I ever dreamed of
Take pills from Friday to Thursday
I get so mad when I’m tired
I’ve never been a gardener
But I’m gonna plant some flowers
I promise I won’t be here long enough
To be a pain in the ass
Maybe I should eat more pop tarts
Maybe you should have more laughs
When I say
Why me?
Why not me?
Why me?
Life is nothing like a folk song
It bends and it jumps
It even goes backwards sometimes
A process you can’t interrupt
Just like that hurricane
Took nothing that couldn’t be replaced
There’s a great chance for renewal
When what you thought you needed gets erased
Like the day I heard those wind chimes
And they told me you were gone
“Gone where?” is what I asked them
Without you how would the world keep spinning on?
Into the sunlight of the spirit
There are things I did expect
Maybe this is my legacy
Maybe this is what I manifest
When I say
Why me?
Why not me?
Why me?
And I still have that inky purple letter
I read it again the other day
You said I made a difference
Did I make a difference?
You said I made a difference and you’d remember me that way
And I say:
Why me?
Why not me?
Why me?
Why not me?

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from The Women Who Rode Away, released February 1, 2019
Natalia Zukerman: guitar, vocals
Mona Tavakoli: drums, percussion
Craig Akin: bass
Garrison Starr: vocals

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Natalia Zukerman Brooklyn, New York

Musician, painter and educator Natalia Zukerman grew up in New York City, studied art at Oberlin, started her mural business Off The Wall in San Francisco, began her songwriting career in Boston, and now resides, writes, plays, teaches and paints in Brooklyn, NY. ... more

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