Original song, written and performed by Peter LaQuerre. This list the audio file for the video posted on my YouTube channel here: youtu.be/B_BUi3tO8fY
lyrics
I've known you since we were kids
Punching holes in mason jar lids
We’d catch all the fireflies we could see
And later that night we’d set them all free
Your Dad and mine spent their lives in this town
Shackled to earth and dragged underground
I swore I’d never be such a fool
I'm leaving when I finish school
Instr. Break
And you felt the same way as me
Outside the Dairy Queen
We talked about how we'd pack up and leave
A pledge of allegiance for just you and me
Then you met Shelly and everything changed
You were smitten and she took the reins
Next thing I know you had changed all your plans
I was leaving alone in a rusted-out van
Do you know what it's like
To leave your best friend
You've known all of your life
Do you know what it's like
When it's breaking your heart
To do what you know is right?
Inst. Break
I heard that you worked in the coal mine
Just like your Dad and mine
And it wore you down slowly and I know if only
You'd gotten out in time
You'd be fine
But Shelly, she left with the kids just last year
It played out just as I feared
She watched it go sour and counted the hours
Her decision was suddenly clear
I ran into Shelly one night in a bar
She'd just finished school and bought a new car
She told me she felt she was finally free
But she's holding your memory
And she asked me a question
As she went out the door
Same as the one I asked years before
CHORUS to End
credits
from Newer Songs,
track released May 3, 2024
Written and performed by Peter LaQuerre.
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