Category: Wistful
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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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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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Be My Partner In Crime
I was standing in line at a punk pop show Waitin’ to order myself a can of PBR When up came a girl in a Buzzcocks shirt Who I recognized from the ride in my car I Ubered her there and it was a fun talk She said I should come watch her band The […]
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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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Betty
They sold her a story Told her she’d go far She was a looker & a beauty and she was gonna be a star They didn’t have to polish her She had natural charm & poise Other girls wanted to be like her She was attractive to all of the boys Oh, but Betty was […]
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Healing The Hurt Inside
If you see her walking along the beach Watching the ocean as it smoothly sways And wondering what’s going on with her She’s sorting out memories of those days When she held that boy so tightly When they’d feel so free outside When the answer to their problems Was in a Harley Davidson ride Wondering […]