Prison Dance - by Peter Woo

Verse 1:
I see her walking through
a lovely avenue
with her arms, around his waist

and as she laughs, she stares
deep into his glare
as he thinks about the softness of her hair

Prechorus:
oh i, how i, held her in my hands
now i, when i, think back to our times

Chorus:
and it feels like
i’m in prison while she’s dancing
behind bars i watch her play
the same damn games x2
(we used to play)

Verse 2:
when i was seventeen
she was my everything
with her arms, around my waist

and as she’d laugh she’d stare
deep into my glare
as i’d think about the softness of her hair

Prison Dance (original)

cover of sparks with some strings and stuff

Sparks (cover)

verse 1:
her smile tinted grey
her eyes glossed over
but she said she's okay
she leaned in closer, 
just to tell me my name
to tell me to stay
as the night wore deeper

verse 2:
and day after day
her smile grew dimmer
but she said she's okay
I held her closer
as i watched her decay
and day after day
i had to let her go

pre:
i know
i'm killing her

chorus:
cause im just
just a toxic man
trying to let you go
i need to let you go

verse 3:
tried to escape
walking down commonwealth
her hands on my face
as i kissed her palms gingerly
and still to this day
it haunts me, this place
cause i cant forget you

pre:
and i know,
its killing me

Toxic Man (original)

10,000 miles from her home
California sun never felt so cold
each passing minute cut her to the bone
friends becoming strangers, her heart becoming coal
 
could it be
could it be
could it be
that that is growing up

it was the middle of the night
her back against the loneliness inside
and as the memories of summer held her tight
her face relaxed as she took them for a ride

could it be
could it be
could it be
that that is growing up 


Could It Be (original)

time,
when’d you let me get so old
felt just like yesterday, i’d hold my mama tight
now i call her on the phone

time,
the waters rising much too quick
i can’t keep up, my body’s made of bricks
hold my breath and count to ten

please slow down
just a little, till i hit the ground
just enough so i can come around
slow down

here we are,
sipping cognac with my dad
sharing stories bout the decades he has had
to me he’ll always be the man

who’d have thought,
sister’d marry and move on,
or that her children would fight the way we fought
we all sing the same damn song

singing
please slow down
just a little, till i hit the ground
just enough so i can come around
slow down

oh time, these days are closing fast
just once, can you just let them last

please slow down
just a little, till i hit the ground
just enough so i can come around
slow down

please slow down
just a little, till i hit the ground
just enough so i can come around
slow down

time
why’d you have to go so fast
take a break, and let me catch my breath
is that so much to ask?

petruswoo

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