Paroles Where I'm From de Michael Runion

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I stumbled into BrooklynOnly arrows in my holsterMet a woman of great knowledge With volumes on her shoulderShe eyed me with her wisdomAnd criticized my postureShe begged for my beginningsHer tongue could taste the textureAnd she said what do you do where you're from?Do you sing about the girls that you love?Those moments of madness and overwhelming joyI said not anymore, no, not since I lost my voiceThen I crept in to AtlantaWent to Claremont, met a dancerHer shift was almost overI asked if we could meet up afterAnd I bullied her with questionsSome she couldn't help but answerShe told me she was marriedI told her I don't think it mattersAnd she said what do you do where you're from?Do you trouble all the girls that you love?Just ride them and confuse them, until they're weak and broken downAnd I said I'm sure you'll know once I leave townThen I staggered into Denton And I sensed the changing weatherAnd the sweetest bird of youthShe went and lured me with her feathersAnd of course she tried to cage meAnd man I almost let herBut I told her I had to move onTrust me baby, it's for the betterAnd she said what do you do where you're from?Do you forget about the girls that you love?The light that we can give you, when night's as bold as blackI said I won't need more once I get my memory backThen I fell into a forestCollapsed upon the canvasAnd I dreamt about a desertThat I came to in Los AngelesFound solace in the silenceAs I stepped into my palaceAnd I feel I'll never leave hereJust like J.F.K. in DallasAnd you ask What do I do where I'm from?I try to balance all the pain and the loveI sing so I remember everything you gaveAnd I promise you my heart until I leave againYes, I promise you my heart until I leave again Yes, I promise you my heartYes, I promise you my heartYes, I promise you my-

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