Name: It Had To Be Done
Duration: P00H02M38S
Description: Recorded at Pie Street Studios in Brisbane, 2010. Produced by the Dead Beat Daddios, mixed by Malcolm McBeath.

It Had To Be Done

from Dashboard Elvis by Dead Beat Daddios

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Recorded at Pie Street Studios in Brisbane, 2010. Produced by the Dead Beat Daddios, mixed by Malcolm McBeath.

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It Had to be Done (by Paul Cumming)

Here's a letter I meant to send to you
But it won't say anything you want it to
Just more of what I said before
Must I count the words out one by one
I've never been good at ending things, but it had to be done

I don't love you, I never said I did
But you chose to ignore something I never hid
You thought that loving me twice as much would make it all right
Be enough love for everyone
I've never been good at ending things, but it had to be done

I still want you, as a friend
But I was too much of a coward to tell you then
I should have had my say before you went away
I hope this hasn't ruined your whole day
Well it ruined that day and each subsequent week
And when I see you now I still can't speak, but
Thanks for that letter, such a thoughtful one
I tried to make sense of it but I made none
Was it something you wish you'd never begun?
Are you happier now you've had your fun?

I've never been good at ending things
I've never been good at ending things
I've never been good at ending things
But it had to be done

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from Dashboard Elvis, released January 1, 2011
Hugh Martin (vocals, guitars), Malcolm McBeath (bass, background vocals), Jim Carden (drums, percussion). Written by P Cumming

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Dead Beat Daddios Melbourne, Australia

Story songs about love, landscapes, misfits and mistakes, set to tuneful alt-country grooves.

"Great music in the country and kinda-country genres isn’t just for those of us here in the southern states. There are tunes brewing in Brisbane, as the Dead Beat Daddios prove."
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