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Stories About Your Wife

from Ode to the Sea by Donna Vatnick

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The room is dimly lit
It’s a calculated trick
And you can come and sit beside me
There room for two to fit

And you smile with your eyes
Though it comes as no surprise
The liquors sitting thick
It’s a calculated trick
Uh huh, isn’t it?

But I’ll play along with your silly game
‘Cause in the end, it’s all the same
We’ll go dancing after dark
Then we’ll stroll through the park

And you’ll spill your soul
Say you’re afraid of growing old
And find comfort in my eyes
But my youth is my disguise
Uh huh, ain’t that right?

I will never be your soldier
I will never be your queen
I am not a tortured painter
Though sometimes it may seem

You can throw me down a well
Or you can sit me on a shelf
And tell me stories about your life
Tell me stories about your wife
Ooh

You say you work in finance
Romance? No chance! No chance!
Say you’ve never met someone like me?
I find that hard to believe

A million other girls could be standing on their toes
Just listening to your woes, just listening to your woes

You will never be my soldier
You will never be my king
You won’t even be my prince
You won’t even hear me sing

I’ll sit you on a shelf
And then I’ll throw you down a well
And watch you sink between the stones
Making wishes on your bones
Mhmmm

You’ll wake up on a park bench in the morning
And I’ll be gone
And you’ll be on
Your way
Back home

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from Ode to the Sea, released September 10, 2013

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Donna Vatnick Boston, Massachusetts

Rolling on the waves of change is always challenging; songwriting is a comforting companion for a wandering rower.

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