Love I Shouldn't Feel & Friends I Shouldn't Have

by Jake Gussman

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[Verse 1]
I don’t know you As well as I’d like
All I know is things are gonna get a little complicated on the other side
Me and my ex, we been hangin’ out
How can I tell her there’s someone new that I been thinking about?
Met her at a party up in central jersey now she’s coming to another at my good friend’s house
Ain’t a thing gonna be alright; gonna get to drunk tonight
Probably say something stupid gonna make a damn admission of the insecurities inside
[Pre Chorus 1]
Friendships are getting harder The distance is feeling farther from you.
It’s all because I hold onto
[Chorus 1]
Love I shouldn’t feel. Friends I shouldn’t have. And time I shouldn’t waste on chances
I didn’t have
[Verse 2]
I asked you out. You said “let’s be friends”. You see for me this was something new
You said you were taken but you must be mistaken I won’t listen ‘til I see the proof
This was the first thought of dating since the two year relation with the first girl I ever had
Stress took us under then we had a crazy summer now the fall has got me feeling bad
When it came down to it, it’s the point that I missed, that sometimes you gotta take a step back
Let my friend make mistakes let my ex take a break give myself a moment to relax
[Pre Chorus 2]
I’m losing track of the truth
And I really don’t know what to do
It’s all because I hold onto

[Chorus 1]
Love I shouldn’t feel. Friends I shouldn’t have. And time I shouldn’t waste on chances
I didn’t haaaave!!
[Break down]
And I can’t stop thinking of these women like they’re all a chance
Like I can’t just relax and have a girl as a friend without thinking about making a pass
The truth is I never really saw you as you were
cause’ when I get in my head, and I pick at the dead all the lines they begin to blur

So maybe I’ll turn to drinking so I can stop thinking
My friends are getting high, now they seem a bit different
The states separate us like sister from brother
It was time for one now it’s time for another
and now
Nobody’s sober
Do we remember each other?
And we’re all gonna take it back
in the morning

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released November 2, 2023
Written and Produced by Jake Gussman
Lead Vox & Guitars: Jake Gussman
Double Bass: Pat Oberstaedt
Violin: Mikayla Bandomer
Drums: Max Bizerak
Backup Vocals: Rob Birnbohm

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Jake Gussman Medford, New Jersey

My New Album: I Can Sincerely Say I've Tried has been in the works for my entire adult life and I really think you'll love it.
I tried so hard to tell the story of suburban youth and adolescence and tell it beautifully.
Album out Friday Nov 10th
Singles out now.
Princeton EP out now.
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