Inspired by the preface to Bradley Hathaway's "All The Hits So Far (But Don't Expect Too Much)." 

This old house can't stay around
In my new life
The wind is calling out and I've 
Gotta leave this town
Before I lose my mind

So burn it down and start again
Rebuild it all from the ground up
Or better yet, just walk away
Burn it down and walk away

I took a drive down 85
Right straight through Atlanta
With all the questions in my mind
For all the days that end in "why?"
But I still don't know the answers

So burn it down and start again
Rebuild it all from the ground up
Or better yet, just walk away
Burn it down and walk away

One little spark
One tiny flame
And it all went up in smoke
But in the ashes it left behind
I find an ember of hope

Burn It Down

I started this when I was 17 and finished it when I was 20. This is an older recording of it, but I thought it was worth sharing. 

Last Laugh

#52songs52weeks challenge! This is #week11, which is a song about a place you've never been. Well, I started with the first two lines, and the rest sort of came from that (so I didn't stick to the prompt. Sue me.). The rest of the song was inspired by a news article I read about a man who found a letter he had written to his wife, Bernadean, when he was a young soldier during WWII. I used some of his words in the song. 

Lyrics: 
I've never been to heaven
But I hear it's where you went
I've been sitting wondering
If you'd come around again

Even for a moment
Even in my dreams
Life has been a heartache
Without you, Bernadean

Chorus: 
I never thought I would laugh and I'd cry
Reading the words that I wrote
Seventy years, I'll sing through the years
As I'm sitting here reading this note

When the war was over
I came back home to you
Alluring as ever
Only home I ever knew

You said you'd be my wife
I'm 90 now and you're gone
But I'm lucky till the day I die

(Chorus)

I'm old and I'm bent
And you've already left
But some things never change
Our lives well-spent
Til nothing was left
But, darling, I still feel the same

(Chorus)

© 2015 Kendra Bragg

This Note

#52songs52weeks song for #week12! 

Lyrics: 
You said you were telling the truth
I know you weren't
Saw you walking down the street
With your hand in hers

I'm not gonna scream or make a scene
I'm just gonna do what I need

Chorus:
I thought you were everything I wanted
You'd be true when everything else was fake
I thought you were the fire to keep me warm
But I got burned because you weren't

Keep the pictures
I'll leave them on the table
Where I know you'll see
I hope she leaves you with the nothing
That you left me

I know now that I can do better
Even on my own I'm fine

(Chorus)

I'm not gonna cry for you
I won't say goodbye to you
Baby, you ain't worth the time and tears
Tomorrow I'll forget your name
But I know you won't do the same
you'll be talking about me for years

(Chorus)

© 2015 Kendra Bragg

You Weren't

This is my week 20 song! It's based on my college experiences. haha

Update 2017: Forgot this song existed and kinda like it, despite how rough it is.

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