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MY LIFE IS JUNK

Verse 1:
Cheap shoes, old hatchback car,
Boston T-shirt, big tab at bar,
Outstanding warrant, downtown Philly,
Warm beer, cold can of chili…
Girl when you left, you took my best. My life is junk.

Verse 2:
Black and white T.V., thrift store chairs,
Worn-out jeans, five socks – no pairs,
Hound dog with mange, a cat’s that’s strange,
Frost-bitten veggies, your leather wedgies.
Girl when you left, you took my best. My life is junk.
 
Bridge 1:
Costco coffee and Pabst Blue Ribbon,
Just take a look at how I’m livin’
Member’s Only Shirt and jacket,
Since I lost you, I just can’t hack it!
 
Verse 3:
Two month old sheets, old lumpy pillow,
Brown, unmown lawn, dead weepin’ willow,
Neighbor’s yellin’, trash can smellin’,
They cut my phone, I’m all alone.
Girl when you left, you took my best. My life is junk.
 
Bridge 2:
I’d pawn my watch and take a loan,
If I could buy your ticket home.
You tell me when and I’ll be waitin’
You tell me “NO!” and one thing’s certain.
            Girl when you left, you took my best. My life is junk.

 Verse 1(reprise):
Cheap shoes, old hatchback car,
Boston T-shirt, big tab at bar,
Outstanding warrant, downtown Philly,
Warm beer, cold can of chili…
Girl when you left, you took my best. My life is junk.
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Mjh - 2013