A Little Piece of Paradise

from Dreams Die Hard by Dan Kwas

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I see you in that big, fine car
I often wonder who you are
I know it’s only one of five
They’re parked along your mansion’s drive
Next to the inground swimming pool
Your kids attend the finest schools
You’ve bagged yourself a trophy wife
You look to lead the perfect life

What you’ve got, it sure seems nice
But don’t you have to pay a price
To own a little piece of paradise

You drive off to the country club
You look my way, I feel your snub
Your wife’s in those designer clothes
How much they cost, god only knows
You’re always entertaining friends
Those catered parties never end
You have to feel some agony
To keep alive that fantasy

What you’ve got, it sure seems nice
But don’t you have to pay a price
To own a little piece of paradise

You’re having trouble sleeping nights
Your stomach knotted up so tight
Can’t stop the pounding in your head
Your every second filled with dread

I saw you on the news today
The FBI took you away
The judge, she said, you broke the law
Twenty years for corporate fraud
Your kids were on the front lawn crying
Next to the foreclosure sign
Your cars were being repossessed
Your trophy wife looked so distressed

What you had, it sure seemed nice
I guess you really paid the price
To own a little piece of paradise

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from Dreams Die Hard, released October 12, 2010

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Dan Kwas Milwaukee, Wisconsin

New single "Looking for the Silver Lining" is the first Americana release by Dan Kwas in 14 years. The former frontman of 1980s Milwaukee punk pop band the Sidewalks left music behind in 1983 only to return in 2007 with the self-produced album "A Life Too Long Forgotten." He followed that up in 2010 with "Dreams Die Hard." ... more

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