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The Sparrow and the Perch

from The Night Was Never Young by Chad Pelley

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Call like a crow,
no one could know
... what you’ve been thinking.
Cuts to the bone,
won’t leave you alone
... but oh, you, want it.
The sun’s been shining,
where you’ve been hiding.

I know that you’re the sparrow,
I know that I’m the perch.
I know that you’re the fortune,
I know he got there first
I know he spent you good and,
I know you’re feeling broke.
I know you need some change now,
I know I need some too.
...But honey I’m not your bank.
I know the night is coming,
I know the day is through.
I want the world to spin, and,
you want the world to stop.
You want your stones to float and,
you run the river dry.
...You run the river dry.

Tick of the clock,
taking your stock.
... No sense lying.
call and I come,
restless or dumb.
... Own me, only.
Kiss like a crook,
take what you want.
...The night is coming.
The sun’s been shining.
Where you’ve been hiding.

You gave me what I want. But I need it again.
A night was night not enough. To not need you again
You’re fireworks for me. A fickle spark for him

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

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

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