So Demanding from Clockwork by Eastern Standard Time

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4.	So Demanding	2:43

Lyrics

So Demanding
Words by Shawn Jefferson

Can’t get it out of my head
Feels like it’s out of my hands
Doin’ the best I can
To till this land

Weather, it will come what may
Just as sure as the rising sun
And the day has just begun
It’s not over ‘til the work is done.

This work is so demanding
This dirt I put my hands in
Just so we have an understanding
I’ll have my cake and eat it too

My gloves and my shoes are worn
‘cause I’m the one that plants this corn
The fruits of my labor are born
Again and again and again and again

Gotta find the strength somewhere
What it takes to raise a son
‘cause I want him to be someone
It’s not over ‘til the work is done.

This work is so demanding
This dirt I put my hands in
As long as we have understanding
I’ll have my cake and eat it too

This work is so demanding
This dirt I put my hands in
As long as we have understanding
I’ll have my cake and eat it too

Credits

from Clockwork, released June 9, 2023
(Dempsey, McDonald, Jefferson)

Reid Attaway – Bass
Zach Cutler – Guitars
Bill Dempsey – Piano; Organ; Vibraphone; Glockenspiel; Accordion
James McDonald – Drums
Alex Powers – Trombone
Morgan Russell – Saxophones
I-Peace Unikue – Vocals; Percussion

Produced by: Reid Attaway, James McDonald, and Eastern Standard Time
Recorded at: The Ward (Richmond, VA), Asparagus Media (Takoma Park, MD)
Engineers: Thomas “Rusty” Scott, Steve Steckler, Reid Attaway
Mixed by: Bryan Walthall at Stereo Image Recording and Reid Attaway
Digital Mastering: Dan Millice Mastering
Analog Mastering: Bryan Walhall
Analog Lacquer: Stan Getz II

© and ℗ by Eastern Standard Time Music (ASCAP)

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