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I always considered this one of my “aborted” songs. I wrote it fairly quickly and didn't work on it that much. I never felt inspired to make it more than what it was. I wrote it during a time when I felt very alone, but I don't think I conveyed it very well in this particular tune. Even when it came to the recording process, I pretty much took the first take of every instrument and called it “good enough.” Oddly enough, it turned into more of a country tune than I expected; and a cliché.

This is song #301.

Recorded at The CELL BLOCK Studio in Auburn, WA.

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WHEN THEY SAID YOU DON'T LOVE ME,
I CRIED ALL NIGHT ON MY KNEES.
IF YOU WERE TELLING ME THOSE LIES,
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO BUT CRY,
THEN WAIT AND SEE.

WHEN THEY SAID YOU'LL LEAVE ME ALONE,
I CRIED AGAIN ON MY OWN.
IF YOU WANTED TO STAY AWAY,
YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE TODAY,
AND AGAIN, I'M ALONE.

EVERY TIME YOU LEAVE ME, I CRY.
HOW LONG WILL I FEEL THIS WAY?
EVERY TIME YOU LEAVE, I DIE.
NOW HEAR THE WORDS I HAVE TO SAY:

THIS TIME, I'LL LEAVE YOU TONIGHT,
TO CRY ALONE ALL NIGHT.
AND IF YOU EVER COME BACK TO ME,
YOU BETTER CRAWL ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES,
AND THEN I MIGHT,
I MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK. I MIGHT TAKE YOU BACK.

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from MY PEN​-​IS AN ILLUSION [Digitally Remastered], released September 2, 2015
Wayde K. Brown

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I am a musician, singer, and songwriter doing this part-time but have been doing it all my life. I started singing before I could talk at the age of one, and wrote my first real song at 15 years of age. (If you count avant-garde as a song, then the age would be 7.) I currently own my own recording studio; and I write, perform, and record my own music (and other's from time to time.) I am Santairs. ... more

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