Miss Hurd Leer Ricks

New Love Album 2015
Allison Weiss

I spent several days humming the tune to "The Same," a song on Allison Weiss's album New Love, which had this brilliant chorus:

I'm not lonely like I used to be
I get older and I notice things
We all got feelings that we can't explain
We're all a little bit insane

That fourth line was a killer! I loved the song for that brilliant line alone! Until I looked up the lyrics:

I'm not lonely like I used to be
I get older and I notice things
We all got feelings that we can't explain
We're all a little bit the same

What a letdown! What a disappointment! Ms. Weiss ought to change that line to mine, retitle the song "Insane," and pay me royalties! At any rate, here are the full lyrics, and a link to the performance:

The Same

Is anybody never really over anyone?
Is anybody lying when they say they're having fun?
Does anybody feel like checking out and going home?
I can't be alone

Does anybody feel like kissing strangers when they're sad?
Does anybody wonder how it ever got this bad?
Does anybody wish that they could change the way they are?
It can't be that hard
It can't be that hard

I'm not lonely like I used to be
I get older and I notice things
We all got feelings that we can't explain
We're all a little bit the same

Is anybody sleeping? Is it just me wide awake?
Is anybody dreaming of the changes they would make?
Has anybody felt like they can't take it on their own
I can't be alone
I can't be alone

I'm not waiting like I used to be
I get older and I notice things
We all got feelings that we can't explain
We're all a little bit the same

When it feels like a long shot
We've been there too
When it feels like you're all talk
We felt like you

Cause we all got feelings that we can't explain
Yeah, yeah, we're all a little bit the same
A little bit the same
A little bit the same
A little bit the same
A little bit the same

Good song anyway . . . but it could have been great.