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Once, I had my heart broken Once was all it took Left everything I knew Sailed off on a grain ship To see the ocean And to forget your face Hardened me right up Callused my hands Callused my heart I even took a liking to the sea It washed out the memory of you Well, it did For a good while I was hauling on a line Unloading cargo into port Muscles straining, when I saw you Standing on the docks Felt a hot pain As the rope tore a large callus From my hand Exposing a tender, burning flesh underneath Three years hadn't hardened me up one bit
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Jul 4, 2014
Jul 4, 2014 at 9:21 AM UTC
Callused Heart
Once, I had my heart broken Once was all it took Left everything I knew Sailed off on a grain ship To see the ocean And to forget your face Hardened me right up Callused my hands Callused my heart I even took a liking to the sea It washed out the memory of you Well, it did For a good while I was hauling on a line Unloading cargo into port Muscles straining, when I saw you Standing on the docks Felt a hot pain As the rope tore a large callus From my hand Exposing a tender, burning flesh underneath Three years hadn't hardened me up one bit
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Jul 4, 2014
Jul 4, 2014 at 9:21 AM UTC
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