Cinderblock Garden

from Demos Vol. 1 by Lee Roberts

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I'm always miserable
So what if the whole school knows?
You'll never tell a soul
'Cause you don't know my name
Don't let the word get out
That tonight I think I'm goin' down
I may not be around
But you don't know my name

I dot my i's and cross my t's
I don't need your sympathy
'Cause it's not you, it's me
God I've tried to understand
If this is all part of a plan
Is there something better planned for me?

You've never seen the scars
From the cinderblock garden in my back yard
I'd pretend I could fly so far
And then they'd know my name
I remember second grade
When the boys and girls would go out to play
Our eyes all lit up the same
But I can't recall their names

I dot my i's and cross my t's
I don't need your sympathy
'Cause it's not you, it's me
God I've tried to understand
If this is all part of a plan
Is there something better planned for me?

I'm always miserable
So what if the whole school knows?
You'll never tell a soul

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from Demos Vol. 1, released January 16, 2022

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