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Baltimore To Somewhere

by Jeff Bresee

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BALTIMORE TO SOMEWHERE

 

You wished upon a star

and got left out in the rain.

You gave it all your heart

and it just got broke again.

 

Oh… It just got broke again.

 

You dressed unto the nines,

and I guess he’ll never see.

You painted a whole world, clearly it

is not meant to be.

 

Not meant to be.

Oh... not meant to be

 

He let you down again

...

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