Martha - 1978 smiling politely

^G197^Em8, a ^Gpoem born in ^EmNew York state A ^Ghire car, the ^Emlicense plate read ^CFL50^D2 ^GDestinations ^Emmuddled in a ^Gconstant petty s^Emtruggle If I ^Gstop to fill the ^Emtank then that's the ^Clast I'll see of ^Dyou

Cause you're no ^Cgood at reading maps And I'm so ^Dbad at keeping time I'm sure that ^Emevery night will be our last A ^Cdownfall we designed I'll keep ^Cone foot on the ^Dgas So say good^Gnight

^GAudre, ^Emcan't you see? This ^Glousy luck is ^Emkilling me I'm ^Gscared as fuck that ^Emthis might be A ^Cone way journey ^DSouth Is this the ^Gbest that we could ^Emmanage 'Cause there's ^Gbarely surface d^Emamage It's a ^Gmassive disad^Emvantage to live ^Cin the master's ^Dhouse

Cause you're no ^Cgood at reading maps And I'm so ^Dbad at keeping time I'm sure that ^Emevery night will be our last A ^Cdownfall we designed I'll keep ^Cone foot on the ^Dgas So say good^Emnight^C I'll keep ^Cone foot on the ^Dgas so say good^Gnight

For ^Gfourteen years my body betrayed me The ^Done I cannot live without must live on without me ^EmUnread books on dusty shelves tell a ^Cstory of their own I know in ^Gtime we all find peace of mind When optionless we do what we must ^Ddo But that was barely good enough and ^Emyou You stole my heart and then you stole my ^Ctools ^CYou stole my tools, you stole my tools For ^Gfourteen years my body betrayed me The ^Done I cannot live without must live on without me ^EmUnread books on dusty shelves tell a ^Cstory of their own I know in ^Gtime we all find peace of mind When optionless we do what we must ^Ddo But that was barely good enough and ^Emyou You stole my heart and then you stole my ^Ctools ^CYou stole my tools, you stole my tool^Gs

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