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The Stench (of Youth)

from Grab a Bucket by Bailey Allen Baker

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lyrics

We heard the rapturous applause, As the sun seeped out That haunted parking lot,
Where we used to smoke cigarettes. And hide from it all
They’re so proud of us all For pulling back the curtains
A simple continuation
But with how hard, It’s gotten, I feel so awful
And no amount of precipitation will Wash away the fragrance Of youth
Your eyes stab into me and I feel the pain of a promise I made but have never kept
And when you speak, Your voice squeaks with pain of holding me up
I feel insane, how could you laud me, how could you applaud me, how could you love me
When I’m a driveling mess, with a big sunken chest, who’s all out of fresh but back stocked on mess
There’s a time and a place, for us to try to find an escape
But it seems so far away, when I tug on your shirt, and you say oh I can’t today
I’m so tired Look at this life we live in a mire
I’ve got to go dig my own grave
Every hour I work fills it with more shade
And beside rents due soon And besides there’s a hole in the room
And besides I’ll be home soon, it’ll be okay

They hung my picture on the bathroom mirror
So no one would know that they profited off my youth
I’m a matchstick town to you,
One day you’ll blow me out
Can you feel the wind blow and quell in size
Are you leaning just like I
Did you know the place where you most reside
Is tucked deeply beneath my coat
In the place where’d I’d keep a flask
But you’ve taken up the spot

If we’re supporting each other
Then why do we lean from side to side
Some day we’ll find some leisure
Just need some more time
I know the gasps keep growing bigger now
It happens all the time
We’re two towers upon each other
Just bound for all time

The sun seeps in the window, another summer night
As you pray to the wall, your face bathed in your phone light
It’s only been an hour, since I left that old parking lot
And none of it remains, no, it’s fresh out of sight
Oh darling I’m, so sorry, for my actions, I tried to hide it
And I promise, it will never happen again
And in the morning, will you wake me up, turn on the light, I wanna share a cup of
coffee. And chat about stuff, and send you off, and tell you how much I love you.
Make sure that you’re still my friend
I’m sorry for wasting your day
The only part thats spent away from me
Did you find it hard to sleep

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from Grab a Bucket, released July 21, 2023

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Bailey Allen Baker Coeur D'Alene, Idaho

Bailey Allen Baker is a singer/songwriter from Coeur d Alene, Idaho. My new western album, Palish Landscape, is out now.

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