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Chumped: 5. Let Him Lie
Don't be sorry for feeling stupid, for falling into love when you shouldn't. Because you're just friends until you aren't until he tells you all of the things you want to hear. Like, "you're so pretty....
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Chumped: 4. Eleanor
I put your record on. I sing the song you wrote. And you're a world away but I feel closer to home. I know I left behind things I've loved before but I give you my heart dearest Eleanor. Eleanor,...
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Chumped: 3. Something About Lemons
My heart beats miles from here. In a town where everybody stays because no one has the will to change. I'm losing ground my dear in the footsteps of an empty dream I thought would save the world for...
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Chumped: 2. Someday
I sat here all day, thinking of nothing not doing a damn thing. But I lay here at night dreaming of one day amounting to something. And we spend way too much time convincing ourselves that there's just...
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Chumped: 1. Union Square
In the morning it's a game, we learn to navigate the crowds at Union Square. And the subway smells like shit but it's lovely isn't it? In the sense that it will take you anywhere. And we're all in this...
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That's The Thing Is Like...: 3. Vices
I wait for the weather to break This winter’s been mild but relentless I just need to leave the apartment And feel sun It seems like I’ll never recover I’ve been trying to let it all go But I keep...
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That's The Thing Is Like...: 2. Doubt
I’m glad you didn’t keep the baby Because he never loved you anyway Not that you gave a damn about him It wasn’t his decision to make But look at what you’ve done in the meantime You’ve packed your...
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That's The Thing Is Like...: 1. Hot 97 Summer Jam
We’re reading books We’re drinking coffee I’m looking at you You’re looking through me I would wait for you all summer You would turn me away I would wait for you all summer I see you stare I watch you...
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Teenage Retirement: 12. Old And Tired
It’s noon but you’re still crippled by the covers. Another day alone. Because everything you love has either died or moved away. What’s the point in waking up today? You have a resume or two to pass...
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Teenage Retirement: 11. The Pains Of Being...
We get older. Time moves faster. You stay the same. Ooo.
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Teenage Retirement: 10. Penny
I missed my train on a Friday afternoon. I was retrieving a pocket full of change for you. But I couldn’t find anything worth giving. And you couldn’t find a reason to keep on. I made my way to a warm...
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Teenage Retirement: 9. Something About Geography
I regret not quitting my job after college to travel around Europe. I regret that I never acknowledge what I want but what I think I should. I wish I’d written more letters, more postcards, and read...
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Teenage Retirement: 8. Long Division
Never could I say we wasted time. 15 years. I watched you from afar. I made some big mistakes. I’ll explain later. You practiced long division. I called you up long distance. To tell you everything was...
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Teenage Retirement: 7. Songs About Boats
Speculation Never got us anywhere but here It’s hard to say what kind of mess we’ll get ourselves into next year Don’t you give me All those lines about hope We can’t spend any more time hoping Under...
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Teenage Retirement: 6. Name That Thing
You drove us home and I believed you when you said that you were fine. Still I watched you, from the rearview until we hit the New York skyline. And we drank and talked shit and I was happy. Tried so...
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Teenage Retirement: 5. Anywhere But Here
We drove to Maine. To see the place where she was born. In Lewiston. I’ve never felt that North before. When I hold you, I don’t feel pain. I felt the rain, as we rolled through the mountain air. This...
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Teenage Retirement: 4. Novella Ella Ella Eh
You said you couldn’t sleep. You should have called me, I would tell you it’s alright and if it wasn’t I would lie to keep you on the line. Please don’t say anything you're thinking. It would only...
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Teenage Retirement: 3. Coffee
I know you said I was over my head but how else could I have I found my way back here after all this time? Waking up for the sunrise, I can’t believe what I can talk myself into or what I can sleep...
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Teenage Retirement: 2. Hot 97 Summer Jam
We’re reading books. We’re drinking coffee. I’m looking at you. You’re looking through me. I would wait for you all summer. You would turn me away. I would wait for you all summer. I see you stare. I...
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Teenage Retirement: 1. December Is The Longest Month
Snow falls outside the bar window. I know I should be getting home. It's hard to walk away sometimes. Guess I could always change my mind. This is not that hard. You're doing great. You're doing fine....
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