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    1. Staring at the Dark

    From the recording One Girl Town

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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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