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A Ballad from Your Ex

by C. James Conrad

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A Ballad from Your Ex 04:04
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It stretches out across the years I miss you But here's a song you'll never hear We shared a different life I was a different guy Do you ever cross your mind I wonder who you married what's his name Is he my opposite or are we quite the same Does my ghost make him jealous Or is my ego overzealous No need to be alarmed, no need to get upset It's just a ballad to you from your ex It's just the ballad from your ex Do your kids know my name When they ask about your old flame Am I the tragic hero who rode away Or the bogyman who died one day Because my kids want to hear that old news I'm careful with the words I choose I glance back and forth between them and my wife They follow each answer with another why No need to be alarmed, no need to get upset It's just a ballad to you from your ex No need to reply, no need to second guess It's just a song I'Il never send It's just a ballad A ballad from your ex It's not that I'm unhappy No, I'm really doing fine If it's not what you'd want to hear that's alright I know you're out there somewhere cause I'm out there somewhere too Once in a while I think back when; I think about you No need to be alarmed, no need to get upset It's just a ballad to you from your ex No need to reply, no need to second guess It's just a song I'Il never send It's just a ballad A ballad from your ex
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Brain Washed 04:32
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There are dirty little thoughts I sweep to the back of my mind The dust won’t settle; I keep wishing you were mine But you threw me out with the trash And you’re never coming back I love being brain washed Love being brain washed All my useless thoughts; drowning in my beer I love being brain washed Love being brain washed Listening to my heart; wishing you were here When you spoke from the heart I buried my head in the sand With my ears blocked I couldn’t love you like a man I never thought you would leave And here’s where thinking’s gotten me I love being brain washed Love being brain washed All my useless thoughts; drowning in my beer I love being brain washed Love being brain washed Listening to my heart; wishing you were here Brain washed, brain washed Brain washed to ease my mind Brain washed, brain washed I miss you all the time Wash, rinse and repeat ‘til I can’t stand on my feet Wash, rinse and repeat ‘til I can’t stand on my feet If only I had listened to that heart of mine, I wouldn’t be going out of my mind I love being brain washed Love being brain washed All my useless thoughts; drowning in my beer I love being brain washed Love being brain washed Listening to my heart; wishing you were here I love being brain washed Love being brain washed All my useless thoughts; drowning in my beer I love being brain washed Love being brain washed Listening to my heart; wishing you were here Brain washed, brain washed Brain washed to ease my mind Brain washed, brain washed I miss you all the time
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Rodeo Clown 03:12
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Hi, Mom Dad was a little late Remember those summers at the lake Give it a rest it was just a question Enough with the accusations I told him no need for a second cake Its not a competition for heavens sake No, I don’t call her mom But Dad says it wont be long Come on, Mom You’re bringing me down The jobs hard enough for a rodeo clown We’ll talk more when I come to your town Tell me you love your rodeo clown Hi, Dad Mom got a little lost Remember the Christmas snow and frost Give it a rest it was just a question Enough with the detailed confession I told her no need for the tinsel and tree No, just mom, her friend and me No, I just call him Brad It’s not like that; Don’t get mad Come on, Dad You’re bringing me down The jobs hard enough for a rodeo clown We’ll talk more when I come to your town Tell me you love your rodeo clown The zipper was broke the pants were down Come on laugh at me dancing around My shows been split between two towns Living the life of a rodeo clown Come on, guys, you’re bringing me down The jobs hard enough for a rodeo clown My hearts been split between two towns Living the life of a rodeo clown
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Woulda Coulda Shoulda 03:39
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I would be wrapped in your arms on this lonely night Wrapped up nice and tight holding you We could be pressed cheek to check on this lonely night Pressed up nice and tight me and you I woulda coulda shoulda said please don't go I woulda coulda shoulda but didn't I woulda coulda shoulda said I love you so I woulda coulda shoulda Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I woulda coulda shoulda said please don't go I woulda coulda shoulda but didn't I woulda coulda shoulda said I love you so I woulda coulda shoulda Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I should have you here on this lonely night I need more than memories I need you I woulda coulda shoulda said please don't go I woulda coulda shoulda but didn't I woulda coulda shoulda said I love you so I woulda coulda shoulda Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Train of Thought 02:55
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It's time to quit; but I don't mind I think I can; I think can keep thinking that I'm right The old bridge creaks under my weight The good Lord knows how much I need a break this time Meet me at the station for a civil conversation I say cold and you say hot seems we argue quite a lot We give it all we got just ride different trains of thought I'm workin' my way back down the line You always said I had a one track mind Gagged and tied; laid on the rails Our good intentions tried but were bound to fail in time Meet me at the station for the terms of separation I say why; you say why not seems we argue quite a lot We give it all we got just ride different trains of thought The notion of our locomotion Finding a junction where we could function is absurd with all respect We both steam whistle our emotions headed for a total train wreck Meet me at the station for a legal abjuration I say sold and you say bought seems we argue quite a lot We give it all we got Just ride different trains of thought We gave it all we got Just rode different trains of thought We gave it all we got Just rode different trains of thought
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A Perfect World 02:40
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I would be a perfect boy and you a perfect girl In a perfect world In a perfect world You'd be waiting on the beach wearing a string of pearis In a perfect world In a perfect world But I'm not a perfect boy And it's not a perfect world We would have a perfect child with kind eyes and curls In a perfect world In a perfect world Your porcelain skin would not have burned in kimono swirls In a perfect world In a perfect world But down dropped the little boy And it's not a perfect world And I'm stationed in Hanoi And it's not a perfect world I would be a perfect boy and you a perfect girl In a perfect world In a perfect world
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Late 02:48
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She makes me wait outside her house in my dad’s Chevrolet Our fun-in-the-sun days slowly melting away Last days of summer then I’m off to school Prom night behind us; yeah we broke curfew And while I wait I remember our first kiss Remember our first date It was great; it was fate Worth the wait She says she’s feeling car sick; I say it’s something you ate I make a bad joke about her putting on weight Muttering some words I couldn’t quite hear She broke a weak smile and said with a tear Remember our first kiss Remember our first date Well, I’m late, I’m late and she looks away Remember our first dance Remember games we played Well, I’m late, I’m late; sorry, I’m late My words stuck in a straw like a thick milkshake I’m rubbing my forehead I can’t concentrate Speaking through her teeth with forced restraint I don’t want to listen, but she says it again Remember our first kiss Remember our first date Well, I’m late, I’m late; what do you say? Remember our first dance Remember the love we made Well, I’m late, I’m late; sorry, I’m late
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iLover 02:16
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He orders her online She's home by Christmas time With memories installed Of childhood and fall He speaks in euphemisms She thinks in algorithms He collected rocks She was from a box An iLover I, I iLover, Lover ILover I, I iLover, Lover ILover He is flesh and bone She is silicone He would sleep and dream She was a machine He worked and slaved away In a cubicle all day She would go to sleep Dream and count electric sleep An iLover I, I iLover, Lover ILover I, I iLover, Lover An iLover I, I iLover, Lover ILover I, I iLover, Lover Now a ripe old age A limp and head of gray She still looks the same The day she ran away She says she doesn't know How the human lost his glow She was not to blame Love was just a game An iLover I, I iLover, Lover ILover I, I iLover, Lover An iLover I, I iLover, Lover ILover I, I iLover, Lover
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He Said, She Said 02:36
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He said, she said I’ll love you forever She said, he said it too She said, he said Let’s be together He said, she said I do She wants to go out, and party again He wants to stay in, and binge watch Friends She’s OCD with her cleaning; he doesn’t mind mold She wants the room hot; he wants it cold He said, she said I’ll love you forever She said, he said it too She said, he said Let’s be together He said, she said I do He wants to write songs; she used to sing along She wants to see Paris; he says the timing is wrong Another holiday at the in-laws house Another couple’s session of listen to your spouse He said, she said I’ll love you forever She said, he said it too She said, he said Let’s be together He said, she said I do Years come and go; now old and gray The kids have grown and live far away Tomorrow it’s Paris, but he’ll travel alone Taking that trip too long postponed He said, she said I’ll love you forever She said, he said it too She said, he said Let’s be together He said, she said I do
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I've Changed 01:59
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Flowers big and bright Apologies for fights Hopes that this can all work out right Gifts to make things better And long hand-written letters With a hundred reasons why we should be together I swear this time I've really changed On the surface things might still look the same I swear this time I've really changed And there's no way in Hell I'm ever taking you back again New locks on the door Don't call me anymore I know your game; I fell for it before Gave in too many times Gave up too much pride I want you out of sight and out of mind I swear this time I've really changed On the surface things might still look the same I swear this time I've really changed And there's no way in Hell I'm ever taking you back again

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released April 19, 2022

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C. James Conrad Thailand

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is having been a missionary/teacher in Bangkok,Thailand since 1996.

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