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Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI)

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poor kid never saw it coming
there was the set up and the big take down
lost his sweetheart as the band got humming
and word well it gets around

sometimes there's just no consolation
you're missing cues and forgot what to say
thank God almighty for television
going numb in the cathode ray

it's so dramatic when there's no one to warn you
spend the evening sitting in the corner
oh to see the world through the tear in your eye
with the strong drink and the flimsy alibi

little girl there's far too many choices
for you to ever really get your head clean
and it's so easy taking cues from california
soap operas and checkout line magazines

oh to have just an unguarded moment
oh to be under your house arrest
to steal your love like an inside job
and crack your vault with a solo kiss

no this isn't just a sex song
we're all black holes so don't give me grief
i think you're perfect and you think i'm perfect to and
we're all just lying through our teeth

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from Permafrost​/​Victory Garden (2006), released August 8, 2006

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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