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Letter to God
04:34
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Everything is hanging Lord it's hanging by a string
That may break with all the weight of this pain and suffering
And everything we have to hide we hide behind the door
But our sins are stacking up and it's not closing anymore
Oh, nobody knows
When the end, oh the end of this old road is gonna come
I never thought I'd say these words
But you can come back anytime, anytime and take me home
Everyone is judging and we judge with hate and fear
For the same things that we find when we're looking in the mirror
And everyone is haunted by the wounds this world won't mend
But we're holding onto hope, and we hope this is not the end
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2. |
Crybaby Hill
05:16
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What was it like to be the youngest of twelve
In that little house by Crybaby Hill
I bet you never had time to yourself
But you probably had no time to kill
Were you ever much for chasing the girls
Or did they all come running to you
She told the story of how you met her
But I'd like to hear your side too
Tell me before it's too late
About your favorite song in the good ole days
Cause I know time doesn't wait
And I cannot ask after you've gone away
Oh I cannot ask after you've gone away
Are there pictures that I've never seen
In your basement covered with dust
Of all the places you saw in between
Where you started and you ended up
What about all the years with no rain
When you waited but the rain didn't come
Did you feel like you'd run out of faith
Or have you always been so strong
I won't forget how you worked every day
Or your kiss on my cheek when I moved away
And I know you're not crazy about me living so free
But aren't you just a little proud of me
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3. |
The Narcissist
02:22
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I've figured it out
Sometimes it's better to be living alone
Living without
Better to protect your heart than to hang around
There's a plane that leaves tonight and I'm gonna go
I'm gonna go
I'm finding a place
Where nobody will ever recognize my face
Nobody will ever mention your name
So I can leave you in the past and let it go
Let it go
All this time spent worried I might run into you
All this time spent wondering what I'll say if I do
All these years I've wasted my energy on you
So if ever we meet
I won't listen to your lies set to repeat
I will look you in the eyes and I won't blink
And I will tell you how it is and where to go
Where to go
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4. |
Getting Over
03:12
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Just when I think I'm getting over
You come back around
Put your arm around my shoulders
And pick my heart up off the ground
I don't wanna see you here anymore
I don't wanna hear from you until you go
Just when I think I'm gonna move on
You come back to mind
Don't know how it all went so wrong
This thing I fought so hard to find
I don't wanna think of you anymore
I don't wanna dream of what we had before
You think I'm giving up too soon
You think it's easy
I would have crossed the world for you
But I'm not fighting by myself
This battle I could never win
And I'm not crying for what I've lost
But what could have been
Oh I'm getting over
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5. |
Scars
05:05
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I could spend my whole life asking why
Bar all of the doors and stay inside
Lock up my heart and lose the key
Never trust anyone's intentions with me
But even if I had no lessons left to learn
Never took a risk, never took a wrong turn
In the end I wouldn't be ahead of anyone
Whether you live this life or not one day it's done
Oh time carry on
Take me like the river runs until
These wounds have turned to scars
I could spend my whole life looking around
Just in case there's something that I haven't found
And you could climb those mountains on your own
Follow your dreams and never worry about who's left at home
But I think you'll wonder about me now and then
Whether I cross your mind or what might have been
And in the end you'll realize the things that you've done wrong
But baby when you come back around I'll be long gone
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Talked about you in the present tense for days
Didn't know what else to do
Went to your house to pack your things
And take some memories of you
Everybody always said you had nine lives
You survived so many things
But you died right in your bed
A story nobody believed, considering
Have your wounds all healed
Has it all been revealed
All your bullet holes and broken bones are ashes now
Tell me are you finally free
Planned a celebration I hope you got to see
Did the best that we could do
And I hope you weren't surprised
If you saw how much we cried over you
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7. |
Real Love Is Real Life
04:22
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Boy you've been spending too much time in fantasies
Staying all day at the park flying kites between the trees
Have you asked how long she plans to stick around
Till the summer fades away or till another muse is found
Don't you know real love is real life
All your concerns have pushed you far across the line
I was accepting all your faults but you were keeping track of mine
Have you thought about what you could do for me
Or just the way I'll make you look if you're standing next to me
Don't you know real love is real life
He made a promise over 50 years ago
He won't admit she can't remember things the way she did before
But she'll tell you all about the night she first met him
And she won't admit he can't take care of things the way he did back then
They get the groceries, read the paper, pay their bills
She goes with him to the doctor
He tells her to take her pills
And through the years it's been a journey full of lots of give and take
It's not just a feeling that you have
It's a choice you have to make
Don't you know real love is real life
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8. |
Let Down
04:06
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I don't know if you ever just say what you mean
Or give an outline omitting the truth in between
Did I callous your heart
Did I cause too much pain
I admit that I never considered the weight
If I could take all that I've learned
Go back in time and swallow my words
Oh it was so many years ago now
I hope that you know
I never meant to let you down
There's a piece of the past we don't dare talk about
But sometimes it is all I can do not to shout
Does it keep you awake
Does it catch you in dreams
If you knew how it felt then you'd know what I mean
If we could sit and I could explain
Deliver my words without any pain
If we could turn this whole thing around
I think that I'd find
You never meant to let me down
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9. |
Bigger Than
04:08
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Does your father know
You pulled a knife on that man
Would he do the same
Does he even care
Does your mother know
You tried to take a part of me
Would it make her cry
Was she ever there
If I told you that
I think about it every day
That my world has changed
Would that make you sad
But if I told you that
There's so much good that I still find
Would you wonder how
Would that make you mad
Something bigger than you
Is gonna help me through
Something bigger than you
Oh those bars that you're behind
Look a little different than mine
You don't have to look behind you
Every time you're out at night
Yeah those bars that you're behind
Look a whole lot different than mine
You'll be free in a few more years
But I won't be
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Michelle Petrie Denver, Colorado
Michelle Petrie is a singer/songwriter who began playing in Denver, CO in 2014. She was hesitant to share her music at first, but quickly found that her songs resonated with people, and that her raw and honest approach was welcomed. She has been sharing ever since. ... more
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