Week 45: Expiration Date

from 2019 Song-a-Week Thingy by John Brownell

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You’d say that’s the way that the wind blows
Even when we’re in a hurricane
But I see how you mean the best when you say these things
You were wearing your new shirt from old navy
The very day we were swept out to sea
As we struggled to stay above the water
You wondered where you kept the receipt
You wondered where you kept the receipt

Let’s not brace ourselves
We don’t need to brace ourselves
Might as well let ourselves get carried away

You’d say that’s the way the cookie crumbles
Even if we haven’t eaten for days
So sweet how you mean the best when you say these things
You were dreaming of a meal you might cook for me
By pushing buttons on a microwave
And even there in your imagination
You checked the expiration date
And saved the last bite for your friend

Let’s not pace ourselves
Slow down for anybody else
Might as well let ourselves get carried away

Let’s not brace ourselves
We don’t need to pace ourselves
Might as well let ourselves get carried away
Let’s not pace ourselves
Slow down for anybody else
Might as well let ourselves get carried away
Before our expiration date

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from 2019 Song-a-Week Thingy, released January 1, 2019
Drums played by Matt Bainton

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John Brownell Missoula, Montana

Singer / songwriter / recorder in Missoula, MT.

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