“You know you make your own decisions and you live the life you choose
I watch it from the sidelines and it sure gives me the blues
You know you're sure to find me waiting, should you ever come around”

— Steve Forbert

Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera
Song lyrics, Jackrabbit Slim (1979)

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American singer-songwriter 1954

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