Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
“Make It Easier” was originally the first track of Strange Fire when independently released by the Indigo Girls in 1987. After being signed by Epic Records, the album was re-released with a different track order in 1989 after the success of their eponymous sophomore album.
[Verse 1]
I'm in search of greener pastures
Don't like my garden's what I said
Although I'm working harder than last year
I'm still deep in the red
I am rowing as hard as I can
And they're selling me up a stream
I'm always one more step away
From the American dream
[Verse 2]
I got a chip on my shoulder
About the size of a mental block
And I've got someone on the telephone
Trying to sell me a future in stock
Maybe I work too hard to be happy
And I should practice letting go
But it's hard not to rock the boat
When you're sailing against the undertow
[Chorus]
I wanna slide into the black
And wear the black mask
I might not get what I lack
But it doesn't hurt to ask
If I wanna sail
I need my life to be breezier
I said, please God or someone
Make it easier
[Verse 3]
I went to Sunday school every Sunday
Swallowed the bait and I got the hook
When I needed something someday
I would read the good book
Tell me what does it take to get ahead
Sometimes I know I'd sell my soul
When it looks like everybody else is flying
And I'm crawling in the hole
[Verse 4]
Well maybe if I open my own business
Maybe if I buy a lottery ticket
Someone tell me what is the secret
To getting out of the thicket
Give me more than just a sample
I need a whole lot of glory
My life become an example
Of the American success story
[Chorus]
I wanna slide into the black
And wear the black mask
I might not get what I lack
But it doesn't hurt to ask
If I wanna sail
I need my life to be breezier
Oh, I said, please God or someone
Make it easier
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
I wanna slide into the black
And wear the black mask
I might not get what I lack
But it doesn't hurt to ask
If I wanna sail
I need my life to be breezier
Oh, I said, please God or someone
Make it easier
Make it easier
Make it easier
Make It Easier was written by Emily Saliers.
Make It Easier was produced by John Keane.