Name: Nothing I Can Do
Duration: P00H02M50S
Description: Recorded on a cold winter afternoon at Gusto Music in South Melbourne.

Nothing I Can Do

from The Gusto Session by David Schaak

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Recorded on a cold winter afternoon at Gusto Music in South Melbourne.

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We used to feel like family once a year
Exchanging gifts for pleasant atmosphere
We’re older now and the giving’s overdue
What do I give when there’s nothing I can do?

How can we start again?
When you’re fighting for a future to attend

There’s nothing I can do
Nothing I can do
How could the nothing I can do
be of any use to you?

I heard the news that no one wants to hear
But can it mend the ties and draw us near
It sounds like such a selfish thing to say
But I'm trying not to think the other way

How can we start again?
When you’re fighting for a future to attend

There’s nothing I can do
Nothing I can do
How could the nothing I can do
be of any use to you?

We could feel like family once again
Instead I write my little songs and play pretend
Is there something I can do?
Is there something I can do?
‘Cause all that nothing I could do
Probably means the world to you

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from The Gusto Session, released July 12, 2016
Written and performed by David Schaak.
Recorded at Gusto Music.
Copyright 2016.

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David Schaak Brisbane, Australia

“I love it when music can boil down to the basics. Raw, gritty and full of heart this song comes from the darker reaches of the heart.”
- Nkechi Anele, Triple J

David Schaak loves nothing more than great lyrics, loud guitars and old technology. His music captures the Southern Rock spirit; simple songs about the human condition, played by a good old rock and roll band. ... more

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