"The Great American Novel" genre: Folk
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	Something I wrote about a girl I used to know.
	Lyrics I got up from the floor to go answer the door thinking maybe you'd gone through a phase but the only thing there was a sad baby bear that had found itself lost in the haze so I picked up a lighter and began to set fire to the papers that littered the room and tonight I am writing The Great American Novel and I'm gonna make sure that it's all about you We were walking the street and I stared at my feet there was nothing worthwhile to say the voice in my head saying everything's dead so you might as well call it a day So we said our goodbyes and you started to cry but we knew that it had to be done and tonight I am writing The Great American Novel and then after a while I'll pretend to have fun Tell me a story and make sure that it's gory I'll tell you my day in a year there's no reason to fight 'cause I know that I'm right and I'll whisper the truth in your ear And the papers all took me to task for wearing a Halloween mask saying what a disgrace that he won't show his face should I tell them it's made out of glass We walked in the park and we stayed until dark and I told you I wished I was dead I tried not to say what I said on that day but the drugs had gone straight to my head Now you're off on the farm and I'm losing my charm and the world wants to swallow my soul and tonight I am writing The Great American Novel and tomorrow I'm setting myself a new goal They took up the plate and collected my fate and they tell me that God is my friend I can't help but smile at his eloquent style but I don't have the faith to pretend and the street corner prophet of doom is dancing around in my room singing "blessed is he who pretends to be free" I hope that he leaves pretty soon After all of this time I guess everything's fine but I still think about you a lot we just took it too fast but that's all in the past and I'm glad for the time that we got and I hope in the end that we'll end up as friends I know it'll happen someday and tonight I am writing The Great American Novel and tomorrow I'm going to throw it away

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