Balloon Ride

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Balloon Ride

First time I went up in my balloon
I floated down
and found myself
licking at stitches, it’s only awhile til I
piled up billions of rocks for a tomb
oh, everyone was there at my funeral
smile if you knew him,
he’s only a child
Oh why’d he fray?
Smile if you knew him, he'll say
I’m miles away
Wish you could see me….

OK, so I fell into a boom,
a log-jammed way of thinking I could do it alone
I was sinking, so taking up drinking seemed easy,
laughin’ at a life so sleazy,
I want to syncopate my sinking in
and my feet touched the bottom,
What if I drown?….

Oh why’d I fray?
Smile if you know me, I’ll say
I’m miles away
Wish you could see me….
How I wish you could see me…

Oh no, is that an Anglerfish to take me out to sea?
I froze, then all the rows, the spotlight, they’re all looking at me

That day, I just came out of my gloom,
my mother waved goodbye as I
got into my rocket ship in the sky
So, each night, take a look up to the moon,
you’ll see me dancing with a smile
Come on, dance with me
I’ll teach you how to fly

Don’t be afraid
Smile if you know me, I’ll say
We’re miles away
Glad you can see me

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from Top Hat Goblins, released April 8, 2017

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