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The Apology Rag

from My Life In Hollywood by The Bird Calls

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almost caught you in the act
sneaking up behind your back
but you've always had a knack
for noticing when someone's closing in

now every since the incident
we've tried to practice active listening
and now we only hear the cracks in our old favorite tracks

so i'll call this one the apology rag
and i wrote it lying flat on my back
i only tell tell you that i'm only human after i've done something bad
otherwise i let you assume i can be more than i am
i do what i can

a fragile kind of grace you only notice when it breaks
and the parts you can't replace
start to symbolize the good old simple life
our dancing days are through
we put on our other shoes
the jury turned in with the verdict
i guess that's why they call it paying your dues

and i wrote this one lying flat on my back
and i call it the apology rag
i only tell you that i'm only human after i've done something wrong
otherwise i hide behind an outline
say i was there all along
you got me all wrong

a life-affirming work of art
at once familiar and bizarre
every line seemed to remind us
of a time before we became who we are
but let me ask you this
do those so-called times exist?
we made a life but not a living
and in an instant
that's all that there is

raise your glasses to all the good times we had
raise your voices in the apology rag

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from My Life In Hollywood, released December 2, 2022

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