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I come to you with my nursery rhymes

in the these New York times

You pull out your piano bench

The battles blaze the babies take shape

the face of your heart appears through the haze


Cause we've built this monument

a modest brigade

Laid out our blankets in one another's shade


And you say kiss my eyes

lay the soft parts of your body on the hard times of my life

I've tried my best here to follow the directions right

It's been a mixture of effort, love and time


We come to that place where the weather changes

and the lights dim and the water drains

And the hand that we're holding withdraws and swaps names

the steering wheel sways the car changes lanes


Cause we don't have an escape plan

Or a way out of here

Or a filtration system to manage our fears


And you say kiss my eyes

lay the soft parts of your body on the hard times of my life

I've tried my best here to follow the directions right

It's been a mixture of effort, love and time


I come to you with my nursery rhymes

in the these New York times

You pull out your piano bench

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from picking through the pawn shop, track released January 7, 2011

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Ten Cent Poetry Asheville, North Carolina

Chelsea La Bate is a poet, composer, songwriter, performer, author and radio host. She likes sparkly things. She constructs songs with colored markers, a notebook, a mountain dulcimer, a banjo and a guitar.

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