Going To Boston

from Transmissions to Trappist 1e by Empty Stage

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Recorded on a Samsung Note 3

This was the first song I wrote.

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I sit on my bed, watch the clock on the wall, count the seconds till my life can begin next fall. My friends all have gone. They're out on their own. I'm twenty years old and still living home.

The days grow long. The years they extend. Each new turn is a new dead end. I should be off, living on my own, but I don't think I'll ever leave this home.

I run every night in my old ratty shoes. I could leave right now. I have paid all my dues. Will friends ever ask what happened to me? I'm going to Boston, a town on the sea.

Sometimes I could leave, just walk out of here but I know if I go I'll be back next year so I'll take my time. My school I'll complete. Patience is bitter but the fruit is sweet. Patience is bitter but the fruit is sweet.

La La La (ad nauseam)

I sit on my bed and I work through my books gaining wisdom from the poets and the scholars and the crooks. My friends all have gone. They have said goodbye. But give me some time and so will I. Just give me some time and this bird will fly.

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from Transmissions to Trappist 1e, released May 25, 2017

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