Border Song

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i told you then that i would come
but i'm still stuck at the border
you give yr heart to everyone
but yr only following orders
the lights are on: there's no one home
i'm wilting like a flower
i never thought i'd be alone
at such an awful hour

across the land the lover's curse
has blessed all of these people
here's the hand and here's the church
but there's no one in the steeple
beneath the bed i wrote yr name
and tried to find our purpose
but the ones who said they'd share the blame
they were only here to hurt us

and i know you tried and i know you'll say
that none of this is surprising
you've still got all you gave away
but i lost what i was hiding
i only wish i'd been around
to cherish every minute
but i searched for years and all i found
yr heart was never in it at all

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from Hard Work, released April 18, 2022

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