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5: Medical Aid

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 5 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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They said it’s time to settle down
Stop wasting time fucking around
You’re over 30 and it’s time to face up to the future

You can’t make money playing your guitar
Stop writing songs and making art
It’s time to give up on your dream of being a musician
Focus on your finances and please
Get medical aid

It might be fun to sleep on floors
By getting drunk to brave the cold
Your dirty sleeping bag has been broken on near a decade

Your clothes are damp and smell like smoke
You’re bumming alcohol and smokes
It’s time to give up on your dream of being a musician
Focus on your finances and please
Get medical aid

Your plan of touring round the world
For years has quickly gotten old
1000 plays on Spotify can barely buy a decent meal

Your friends are all married with kids
Your baby’s cracked and missing strings
It’s time to give up on your dream of being a musician
Focus on your finances and please
Get medical aid

It always seems you’re having fun
By smoking weed and getting drunk
But when the fuck will you discover some sort of achievement

It’s time to find a 9 to 5
Build a routine, get paid on time
It’s time to give up on your dream of being a musician
Focus on your finances and please
Get medical aid

It’s time to slow down
What if you get sick and need a hospital
You’re getting old now
Find a scheme that suits you
Give up on your dream of making music
Focus on your finances and please
Get medical aid

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released March 31, 2020
Featuring Peter Ferreira on additional vocals
Banjo by Shaun Hillary

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Jon Shaban Cape Town, South Africa

JON SHABAN IS A SINGER SONGWRITER BASED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. SHORTLY AFTER QUITTING HIS JOB AND COMMITTING TO BEING A FULL-TIME ARTIST, JON LAUNCHED HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 2015 TITLED ‘FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE’ AND HAS SINCE TOURED RELENTLESSLY BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH HIS SOLO MATERIAL AND HIS BAND, THE SHABS. ... more

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