only ever you

from the legend of the human animal by -k

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-story time-
it's Christmas time
the human animal goes down to the local bar in hopes of running into his ex-girlfriend (the one who used to go to his shows and take pictures of his band)
he heard she's back in town from university on winter break.
he is gravely disappointed when she doesn't show and spends the evening getting wasted

lyrics

i've been watching all the doorways
hoping i might see you when
you walk into the bar
would you be glad to see me then?
well i've been away for so many years
i was hoping i might find you here
in this old familiar place
where all the christians drink their beer

well it's good to be home
but i wish you were here
you don't miss me
that much is clear
well i hope you know
it was always you my dear

well i hear you have a daughter
and even though i'm not her father
i think i could adopt her
if you let me bridge the water
i still have all your letters
in an old shoebox beneath my bed
and i still remember
every word that they read

of all the women
that i've been through
to whom i wasn't true
know that darling
it was only ever you

well i ran into some high school friends
they bought my drinks and in the end
we were drunk on nostalgia
from which i would descend
and i stayed around till midnight
but you were nowhere there in sight
i was slipping off a bar stool
i was looking for a fight

but somebody led me out to the door
they said i didn't need to drink anymore
as i was calling out your name
i was screaming god damnit you whore
why don't you love me anymore

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from the legend of the human animal, released November 20, 2020

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-k Hurdland, Missouri

i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
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