Really wish i could find a good live clip of this song.
Listened to their live CD, "Guster on Ice" today when it came up on my shuffle. That's why I love shuffle sometimes--i'll come across an album I haven't played in awhile. I love re-experiencing an album--remembering what i liked about, seeing if any of my tastes have changed. You notice different elements. But live Guster sounds damn good to me.
I love how uplifting/moving this song sounds, even though the lyrics can be read as pessimistic and rather victimized. The whole album is a bit like that--I have a huge attachment to "Lost and Gone Forever." I think it's a really really cohesive album, all the songs have a similar message and theme and it's just so consistent.
If that's all you will be
You'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams
None seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that
Nobody cares at all
I want to be where I've never been before
I want to be there and then I'd understand
Know I'm right and do it right
Could I get to be like that
How to know what I don't know
Nothing more to gain
Will I get better or stay the same?
I find I always move too slowly
Can't lift a finger
Can't change my mind
I never knew till someone told me that
If that's all you will be
You'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams
None seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that
Nobody cares at all
--Guster, Two Points for Honesty
Lost and Gone Forever
