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Jan 2016
Talk to you soon
When the medicine fades
No point in trying now
When you can't remember your name
And even if you could
It's too hard to keep straight
While I'm weaving through your lies

So call me in the morning
When you can use the phone again
If nobody answers
Then there's no one home and when
I get your message
Then I'll run right back out again
To look into your eyes

Cause I'd never leave you alone
Hanging on the phone
On a line to home
Left with out a bite

I wake up in the morning
To the same old sound
Alarm clock by my bed
And the street out under the clouds
But today's a little different
Cause I can hear the sounds
Of the rain out on my roof

So I walk out on the street
Where the crowd has been
Find an empty seat
At the bus station
Sit down to take my place
Among the swirling shouts
On a map with a color code
To find my way out

And the water remains
As I rinse out my stains
That clog the drain
I'll fix it I swear

I have no place to go
But that hasn't stopped me yet
Hiding out in the cars
Of a railroad heading out west
I wouldn't say it's the worst
And it sure ain't the best
But I can still feel my feet
And my heart in my chest

I never had much
I was never endowed
But I have a piece of mind
And a life to be proud
I would say it quietly
But life's just too loud
At least I can still hear myself think

If my thoughts did cease
In a horrible place
Please cover me up
With a blanket of love
Because
I still have a heart beat.
Written by
Jara Jones
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