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Somewhere between
what I thought would happen
and what my father told me would
I got a room at the King Hotel
where the rent would do me good
Mirrors in the stairways
so you can see what’s coming
Bathroom down the hallway
Rent due every Monday

Somewhere between
the lies I’ve told
and the things I meant to do
I ran afoul of some great law
I guess I never knew
Mirrors couldn’t show me
I just wouldn’t see
I’d just comb my hair
and stare right back at me

Someday
I will rise above this story
Wake up to the sunrise
all that’s waiting for me
Someday
I will be somebody new
Enough for me
Enough for you

Way up on the seventh floor
there’s a man who used to play
Three weeks back in ‘64
for the Kansas City A’s
Just one taste of glory
All you really need
He’s got a box of photos
he pulls down for me

(instrumental)

Long before the summer night
you had to walk away
Something put a mark on me
I carry to this day
Miracles do happen
Caterpillars fly
You can make a new start
If you’ve got the heart

(chorus)

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from Songs​-​of​-​the​-​Week, released February 19, 2016

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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