when I had you to myself, I didn't want you around.

summer left me alone again
and not alone enough

smell of fire takes me back to Shaver St.
it doesn’t take me far enough

where did I go wrong?
oh where did I go wrong?

I got a job to keep me on my feet
and keep you off my mind

I offered up good love to you
but all you took was time 

where did I go wrong?
oh where did I go wrong?

song after singing I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 all day

I made a mistake at 14
I lived alone inside a city of myself
with only one key
The man I loved like God was twice my age 
and just a click away from me
He told me all the things I was 
and what a thing I had to be
He rang a bell 
I know still hangs low 
and deep inside of me

Oh buddy boy
don't be scared

Round you, again I felt the chime
The sound my body dreads 
and yet still desires all the time
Don't blame me if I need a rest
even a wave retracts 
before it starts to crest

Oh buddy boy
don't be scared

Autumn, lift my tired face
and fire merciless and bright
before I have a chance to brace
Come on dark side of the year
lay me down and out, I want out 
get down, get me out of here

Buddyboy

Good King Wenceslas looked out
on the feast of Stephen,
when the snow lay round about,
deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon that night,
though the frost was cruel,
when a poor man came in sight,
gathering winter fuel.

Hither, page, and stand by me.
If thou know it telling:
yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good league hence,
underneath the mountain,
right against the forest fence
by Saint Agnes fountain.

Bring me flesh, and bring me wine.
Bring me pine logs hither.
Thou and I will see him dine
when we bear the thither.
Page and monarch, forth they went,
forth they went together
through the rude wind's wild lament
and the bitter weather.

Sire, the night is darker now,
and the wind blows stronger.
Fails my heart, I know not how.
I can go no longer.
Mark my footsteps my good page,
tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
freeze thy blood less coldly.

In his master's step he trod,
where the snow lay dented.
Heat was in the very sod
which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
wealth or rank possessing,
ye who now will bless the poor
shall yourselves find blessing.

The Good Kings' Wenceslas

Sorry I called you again. 
I know you're asleep with your girlfriend.

Maybe we can all go to the park
or we can watch a movie.

If you need me I think I will
be at home watching TV.

What am I doing?
What am I doing?
What am I doing?
What am I doing?

Sorry

summertime is here & the livin' is 
happiness & cheer.
your dad's got riches, and your mama bewitches
so hush, Charlie Brown, don't cry.

Fish are in the air.
Cotton everywhere.
One day you'll rise into the skies
so hush, Charlie Brown, don't cry. 

Summertime Is Here

Sit down and listen to me. 
I've been here all along,
just waiting for you 
to sit down and listen to me.
Let me lead the way.
I know you're scared of me
and oh, I'm frightened of you.
You're full of alcohol
and I am but a small girl.
Why don't you sit down, sir?
Yes, the show has started.
Oh, you wanna know my name?
It's Ariana. Sit down. 

Ode to a Heckler (Sit Down, Sir)

For Will. 

Do you want to get this over with?
Seems like something's on your mind.
I don't mean to just jump into it,
but softer words are hard to find.

Babe, you know I'm loathe to start a fight,
but we both deserve the truth tonight.

Do you want to have this out with me?
I've been feeling strange for days.
Although I know I love you I just have the sense 
that our lives are headed separate ways.

Though I think this is the way it has to be,
I don't think the only one to blame is me.

You didn't love me, baby.
How could I trust you with me?

Come on, let's get this over with.
Come on babe, let's get this over with.
Come on babe, let's get this over with. 
I love you, but I want to get this over with. 

Let's Get This Over With

These are what the voices in my head sound like before I fall asleep. 

Stop Hiding, Little Girl

Thank you for being there
I hear you all the time
I don’t know who you are 
but you’re always there
I don’t know who you are
I hear you all the time
You’re always there
You’re always there
I don’t know who you are
You’re always there.


Thank You For Being There

I Never Knew You From The Sun

Sweet coupled airs we sing. 
No lonely seafarer 
Holds clear of entering 
Our green mirror.

--Homer, The Odyssey

lyrics by Ariana Lenarsky 
music by M. Eliot Johnson 
performed by M. Eliot Johnson and Ariana Lenarsky

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