Horsefly

[Intro ]
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A cry in the hinge of the gate to the yard 
        C                     D 
Of the house that we briefly pretended was ours 
        G 
A flicker of light as the lavender waves 
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And I vowed to surrender but part of me stayed behind 
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And I wanted to tell you 
 

 
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An unknown perennial grazes the eaves 
        C                       D 
By the window where you got a horsefly to leave 
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Id come up holding a rolled magazine 
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And you wordlessly bade me to vacate the scene 
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And I did as you asked 
 

 
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But Im never who Id prefer to be 
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Its like it never occurs to me 
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To let things go 

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A swirl in the wood of the bench by the curb 
        C                       D 
I sat solemn and sunburned and rendered inert 
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You found me there holding an ocean of need 
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And you wordlessly gave me permission to breathe 
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And I just started crying 
 

 
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And I wished I was not ashamed of it    Ooh Hoo 
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Pinned down by the weight of it        Ooh Hoo 
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Afraid that youd be afraid of it 
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What I cant let go