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How it Used to Be

from Connected to the Heart by Up in the Air

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Still on our group's live setlist it remains one of most fun and popular live songs. Catchy, upbeat theme played by the sax and violin kicks off a song about love gone wrong and the feelings that go with it.

lyrics

How it Used to Be
by John Beccia

What’s with all this fightin’............What’s with all the fuss
Why do we let little things so pesterin’ keep festerin’ inside of us
What’s with all this yellin’ ...........What’’s with all the crap
All about how we never loved each other in the first place
and we just got trapped

REFRAIN - How we just carry on in abusing you and me
Now we can’t base our lives on a love that used to be
How it used to be

Why are we still hiding............From what we see through
Feeling’s that we had have turned bad and the facts leave us so confused
Why are we still trying...........To salvage what we can
Guessing what we mean in the scheme of a dream getting out of hand

REPEAT REFRAIN

What’s with all this crying......................Living out these fears
Caught inside this life of charade then betrayed by the falling tears
Why don’t we just chuck it ..................Throw it out the door
Is it true that we would if we could, then we should never ask for more

REPEAT REFRAIN
How it used to be
How it used to be

credits

from Connected to the Heart, released March 15, 1999
John Beccia -lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Sarah Battalino - hand percussion
Larry Hoffmann - sax
Charlie Kleemann - bass
Tyson Leonard - violin
Ryan McLain-drums
Mark Pierce - background vocals, keyboard
Victor Rocha - congas
Bobby Smith - background vocals

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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