Name: We Did What We Had To
Duration: P00H03M21S
Description: This song was inspired by a cousin of my grandmother who was a spy in World War 2. Her name was Elaine Madden and she was one amazing woman. Despite the countless personal tragedies she encountered during her life, her vitality, charisma, and determination to make the best of any situation shone through until her last days.

We Did What We Had To

from A Hundred Lives by Lisa Anderson

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This song was inspired by a cousin of my grandmother who was a spy in World War 2. Her name was Elaine Madden and she was one amazing woman. Despite the countless personal tragedies she encountered during her life, her vitality, charisma, and determination to make the best of any situation shone through until her last days.

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We did what we had to
We did what we could
We did what we had to
We did what we could

All we had was the moment
All we had were those days
All we had was the life that we made

I did what I had to
I did what I could
I did what I had to
I did what I could

All I had was the moment
All I had were those days
All I had was the life that I made

La da da…

All I had was the moment
All I had were those days
All I had was the life that I made

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from A Hundred Lives, released September 26, 2017
Music by Lisa Anderson and Paul Orton and lyrics by Lisa Anderson.

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Lisa Anderson Calgary, Alberta

Lisa Anderson’s silly, fierce, perky, and passionate indie-pop reflects the struggles and joys of embracing all life has to offer – the dark, the blissful, and the grey in between.

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