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A Song of Sapphic Yearning

Anonymous

“Sweet mother, I cannot weave – slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl.” - Sappho


 

F A# Dm C

I got a boy he treats me like gold

F A# F

Ain’t that all I need

And he says I’m the only girl in the world

Oh lucky me


Kind eyes and a smile so bright

And he loves me so

Doesn’t drink does smoke doesn’t fight

He likes to take it slow


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But then Annie turns my world upside down

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And gets me high

She’s a hurricane and I’m caught in the storm

And he’s just some guy


He’s got a job and a sensible car

Always top of his class

Saving up to buy a nice big house

Never misses mass


Mom and dad just love him to bits

Guess it’s kind of sweet

Comes over for dinner Sunday night

Always brings a treat


But I can’t get her out of my mind

She sets my heart ablaze

Annie please come save me from this town

I’m tired of living this way


Now I’ve got 3 kids and a yard

A diamond wedding ring

Now I wince and I grit my teeth

When he touches my skin


Picket fence and a big tree house

Separate beds

I don’t get much sleep at night

Annie’s still in my head


And I think of what we could’ve been

But I won’t kick up a fuss

Cause this town would simply kill us both

They don’t like folks like us


And I’m sorry for how it all went down

When you asked me to leave

And if I think too much about her now

I find it hard to breath


- Anonymous Submission

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