Category: Autobiographical
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The Ocean Is No Better Than The Lake
My parents settled in a college town by the sea First came oldest, than the middle one, then me We’d go to the beach and watch the waves break But the ocean is no better than the lake I loved that boardwalk town, it’s my childhood Then we grew up as we three knew we […]
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Meet-Cute
I used to be ungrateful I wasn’t happy, I would yell I expected others to see Through the lies they’d tell Then your eyes met mine And straight away I knew For the rest of my years Right then was our meet-cute Right then Was our meet-cute You saw me for who I was Underneath […]
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Free of Me
I’ll never forget it What she said that day It was cold and cloudy I was on my way To her studio apartment Like we planned She sounded different I didn’t understand It was pouring down buckets On Highway seventeen Said “Don’t bother coming” She didn’t want to meet She said You’re free to be […]
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Just Your Turn
You got to know my Mom and DadThen they brought him back into viewHe had come home from the serviceAnd he remembered kissing youBack at a house party in the 80’sIt was a night he never forgotI remember he came home that nightAnd said you were totally hotBut now you’re both olderSo much older than […]
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Boys From Her Hometown
Verse 1: When she met me I was wearin’ suits coats, belts, shirts and silk ties I dressed up to sell daily at my job but it was a sudden surprise After we got married, fancy got old Keepin’ up with Joneses ain’t my style I like my Dive Bar tees ‘n jeans but that […]
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True Love Stays
He watches the waves And thinks of the days When he was young, fun and in better shape He’d go out with friends On all those weekends The lessons all stung He dreamed of escape Then a girl found him Working out at a gym His eyes looked at her She knew right away Out […]
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Friends Live On In You
Tonight we’re like the teens we were years after we faced our fears All sitting around at this reunion Laughing and in our eyes are tears There’s no one out to get us now There’s nobody we can blame For how our lives all turned out At least nothing stayed the same I look back […]
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Struggling State
When you’re strugglingDo you change courseOr are you stubbornLike an old and bitter horse Who’s been out in the barnFor some 10 years or moreWhen you’re strugglingDo you wonder what it’s all for? When you’re strugglingDo you feel that painOr do you feel pleasureLike you’re back home again As a child with your GrandmaAt the […]
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The Last Time You See Me
The last time you see me I hope I’m best that I can be I hope I’m not stuck in a tree The last time you see me The last time that we talk I hope it’s after a nice walk Hope I’m not watchin’ the clock The last time that we talk I pray […]