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Shoot the Messenger

from The Night Was Never Young by Chad Pelley

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I’ve been miserable, I’ve been wonderful,
I’ve been everything you want.
I’m the bet you made, I’m the card you played,
better count your money good.
I’m, the gold you sold, I’m the lie you told,
I’m the dog you never walk.
I’ve been in your head, I’ve been in your bed,
I’ve been everywhere but here.

Donna don’t you want this song,
Donna don’t you need this song,
Donna don’t you want to sing along.
Found you like an open book,
never took a second look,
You were every word I’d write.
I don’t need a mystery,
you were just the plot for me,
I was only playing half my part.
Saw it in your big brown eyes,
Felt it in your whiskey kiss,
I was never something you would miss.

I’m the house you haunt, you’re the ghost I want,
better dead than not alive.
Cut the puppet string, find your way again,
I’ll be here to tie you up
I’m the game you played, I’m the mess you made,
shoot the messenger again.
Wanna crawl inside , wanna find you out,
wanna guide you back to me.

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from The Night Was Never Young, released March 1, 2014

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Chad Pelley St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Chad Pelley is an author who'd rather write songs than stories.

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