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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

Chelsea Lynn La Bate

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from Songcrafter™ Radio Finding Your Start, released May 1, 2016

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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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