Woman in a Song

from Subliminal Massage by Joey Hines

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She used to be the light of the city
She used to be the stars in your eyes
That you'd see when you'd sleep and you'd dream of her
Like we all did
Now she's waiting tables at Charlie's
Answering stupid questions about when she gets off tonight
Who's giving you a ride
Surely someone is
She used to be a little girl who dreamed of being strong
Now she's just a woman in a song

She used to fit so well with my body
She used to be the puzzle piece
I always feel like is missing from who I am
Like we all do
Now I only see her on game days
And we are clerics of an ancient religion
We're speaking dead languages, no one cares
I don't care
She made me feel so bad, like I would never belong
So I turned her to a woman in a song

A good song
A good song isn't gonna change the world
A good song isn't gonna change the world

I threw my diary in the river
I tore up all your photos
And I burned my blue shirt in a pyre on New Year's Eve
Like we all do
She said she'd rather chase her own starlight
She's through with tracing mine
And she doesn't like trails of breadcrumbs behind her smile
Well who does
But I know how hard it is to walk alone and be told you're wrong
I just thought you might prefer to be a woman in a song

A good song
'Cause a good song doesn't have to change the world
A good song isn't gonna change the world
No good song is gonna change the world
A good song's never change the world
A good song's never gonna leave you lonely
A good song's gonna be your one and only
A good song's never gonna hold you tightly
A good song's gonna make you laugh so brightly
A good song is nothing but one of many
A good song makes you feel cold and empty
A good song

When I was young enough for a song to change my life
I met a girl and I asked her to walk with me one night
She had no qualms, to say the least
She fell in my arms like she was being released
When I was young enough for a song to change my life

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from Subliminal Massage, released February 27, 2015

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Joey Hines Las Vegas, Nevada

Joey Hines is a Las Vegas-based singer-songwriter. Inspired by classic alternative & indie artists, as well as the unconventional perspectives of outsider musicians, Hines blends a knack for memorable melodies with an imaginative & heartfelt lyrical style. Listeners might be reminded of the unfiltered emotion of Daniel Johnston & the eloquent rhymes of The Magnetic Fields. ... more

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