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Paint It Blue

from Waves by Alex Schaaf

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lyrics

Built it up from the ground
was the very first
place that I could call my own
I painted it brown so it would match
with the neighborhood
and I tried to make it home

but wait, just wait
my mind is on the way
in a minute, it will come to paint it Blue
ok, ok, I won’t make the same mistake
but a new one, well that might do

When she arrived it all felt right
but for one detail
Brown was feeling pretty dull
so i painted it red to match my heart
and called up all our friends
had ourselves quite a ball

but wait, just wait
my mind is on the way
in a minute, it will come to paint it Blue
ok, ok, I won’t make the same mistake
but a new one, well that might do

When she left, the house itself
seemed to mock me now
all the red was memories of you
my friend said I should burn it down
but then I’d lose it all
can’t I just paint it Blue?

(I know it’s hard to see
from your point of view
but I think that color looks good on you)

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from Waves, released August 8, 2018

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