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    Staring at the Dark

    I’m sitting in my bedroom
    staring at the dark 
    The dog woke me up again
    five a.m. sharp 
    So I dug out a pencil
    to write you some words 
    while I waited
    for the sun to come 

    You’re on my mind again you always are 
    I can’t seem to scrape your face off of my heart 
    I told you I loved you when we were just friends 
    But I’m not gonna do that again 

    And I should open some windows 
    and let in some air 
    But I can’t wake up yet 
    And I should welcome this day 
    with a flourish and flare 
    But I don’t 

     ‘Cause it’s you, you, you 
    always you 
    And it’s me 
    Just me 

    It’s been all these years since you first touched my hand 
    Your fingerprints stayed on me they’re part of my skin 
    The curl in your mouth  and the shake in your voice 
    And it’s yesterday 

    What can I tell you 
    to make it all clear? 
    I’ve got nothing to say to you 
    I just want you here 
    So get on the plane 
    and come walk through my door 
    That’s why I gave you the key

    And I hear smarter voices 
    talk sense in my head 
    But I tell them no 
    And I reach for your arms 
    when I turn in my bed 
    Because I can’t let go 

    And it’s you, you, you 
    always you 
    And it’s me 
    Just me 

    So I put down my pencil there aren’t any words 
    And if you could say anything you’d say it to your girl 
    And you’d leave me here lonely 
    but you’re not to blame 
    For what I just won’t say 

    And it’s you, you, you, 
    always you 
    And it’s me… 

    Sitting in my bedroom five-thirty a.m. 
    The dog’s gone to sleep but I’m still where I am 
    Facing the day with this half-broken heart 
     ‘Cause I’ve been staring… 

    Staring at the dark 
    Staring at the dark 
    Staring at the dark 
    Staring at the dark 
      
    I’m just staring at the dark 
    I’m just staring at the dark 
    I’m staring at the dark 
    Staring at the dark 
    I’m just staring at the dark

     


    Staring at the Dark

    Licity Collins 
    from the album One Girl Town 


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    12/29/2020

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