I sleep because I feel I’m supposed to
But your birthday miles away cheers me up 
I reach out for the bubbles though I’m not supposed to 
I’m not supposed to

(CHORUS)
Curls come in clear
Lipstick kissing where nobody hears 
Dot dot dot
Dot dot dot 
Waiting patiently 

New York kicks with whirlwind emotion 
She’s a hangover coming down 
The heart that is my Midwest devotion 
Wishes I was still around 

Call me and I’ll jump on a plane
Write me and I’ll swipe to the train 
Love me and I’ll swear to your mother 
Almost anything


Produced and engineered by Rick Riggs at Handwritten Recording in Chicago, Illinois

Midwest Devotion

Holiday cheer is hit or miss
We’re dragged to that and we run to this 
It’s the traditions that they love 
And I sometimes find some 
Always searching for that wonderful life 
So the vhs goes on all day and through the night 
Overplayed with faded plastic 
Yet Jimmy never sounded so fantastic 

(Chorus)
So lasso me to the moon 
Spending time together couldn’t come too soon 
It never felt so good it never felt so right 
As the fake snow ..falls outside 
With you, darling


Yuletide carols being sung across the wire 
It’s different this year face calls, tv fires
Will we take it all for granted 
When it’s face to face with  family antics
I really don’t believe this to be so 
Work calls never stop, the emails never go 
Maybe  phone that phone down 
The likes will still  be there when grandma leaves town

Jon Patrick Penick

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