Category: Failed Relationships
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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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The Truth About Me and You
When you learned the truth about me Did you see what you thought I’d be Did you have feelings inside That you wouldn’t hide Did you analyze what you could only see When you learned the truth about you Did your heart tell you it already knew Did you really come clean How you’ve been […]
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Back to Seascape
Remember when we took a holiday Up the coast so you and I could play And lay down on a blanket you bought In a small town whose name I forgot You wore a one piece under a cotton dress I didn’t have a need for any more or less My back got burned but […]
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He Doesn’t Know
If you believe leaving me with him Will solve your problems, think again I drink like a guppy but he’s a shark He smelled your blood and he went all in He saw your brand name clothes and That flashy sports car you drive You poor cash, poor preppy girl Sweetie, he’s gonna eat you […]
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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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Country Club Members
When I met her, I didn’t think I’d end upbeing her boyfriend in the wingsShe didn’t tell me she was marriedShe wasn’t wearing her wedding rings It was out at the tennis courtswe were on a mixed doubles teamShe had the scent of wild blueberriesIt was like she stepped out of a dream And boy, […]
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Can After Can
She checks her appointment book the night beforeAnd gets dressed for bed then closes the doorThen falls asleep to her favorite Netflix showIt’s the one about the detectives who solve crimesThey speak in logic, not in couplet rhymes, andI sleep beside her but there are secrets I don’t knowAnd when sheLooks out the window her […]
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She Almost Had Me There
She met me through my father He mentioned I liked jazz bands, too So she got in touch with me one day Going out seemed like the thing to do We went to see Wally and his band We took a day trip down to Santa Cruz Hit the coasters, ate some corn dogs Love […]