"Even For A Song"

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"Even For A Song" (Acoustic Demo)

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You slyly pick your nose, coyly flip your hair
Your parents' basement's cold, it smells like mold down there
That string still sounds off -- tune the guitar again
My heart for a song? First make it to the end

Staying in tune's a pain in the ass but what's a troubadour to do?
You pray to God things happen fast but God is on to you

I s'pose we're both still learning exactly how to play
Instinct and yearning to express ourselves some way

So I stare down at folded hands while you tune one more time
I wish I could understand the appeal of ABAB rhymes

Your phrasing is so wild, maybe try paring a syllable or two
I like your lyrical style but spare me the "I love yous"

It takes time to get a lyric right -- still I don't know what you thought
Yeah, I like a clever line but my heart can't be bought
Even for a song

Acoustic recorded September 14, 2010 direct to mp3 at home in Long Island City, Queens

Version recorded October 17, 2011 at home in Astoria, Queens