“Funny the way it is, if you think about it.
Somebody's going hungry, someone else is eating out.
Funny the way it is, not right or wrong.
Somebody's heart is broken, it becomes your favorite song.”

—  Dave Matthews

Funny the Way It Is
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (2009)

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