Memory Burns

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He still remembers the town that he grew up in:
he flew box kites on the wind.
His dreams lay where that great north wind came from
though he knew it was a sin.

He still remembers the girl he loved at seventeen.
Oh she had the sweetest smile.
He still remembers the reason that she loved him:
because he drove her father wild.

But that's all he can recall.
He had her picture on his wall.
But you can't always land on your feet
when you fall
head over heels.

One sunny Sunday she took him to her father's house.
They had hot roast lamb for tea.
He said “So son what do you plan to do with the rest of your life?”
and he said “Well sir I'm only seventeen.”

But that's all he can recall.
He had her picture on his wall.
But you can't always land on your feet
when you fall
head over heels.

Last place he saw her was the kitchen at her father's house.
She was standing by the door.
She said “I'm sorry man but this is where this romance ends,
I can't see you anymore.”

As he walked home a gentle rain began to fall.
It hid the tears on his face.
Stopped at a Caltex for a jerry can of gasoline
and went back and torched the place.

But that's all he can recall.
He's got her picture on his whitewashed cell wall.
But you can't always land on your feet
when you fall
head over heels.

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from Dorkstain, released September 30, 2017

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