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Like an Old Love Song

by James Baby

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Her halo made of street lights Had me searching for the wings on her shoulder blades And then she turned around Like a villain in the searchlight I couldn't run away and there we stood Stuck in our stare down Then I felt the most familiar feeling dreadful Like any move I'd make might be regrettable It suffices to say I found her beautiful And I can't believe it she smiled at me, yeah Shaken from blind suspicions Another side effect of everything gone wrong How a heart gets broke by the games that ghosts can play Hopeless and disillusioned She had given up but still gave me a shot To prove I'm the one like an old love song We met up at a date spot The fortune didn't fade it was evident When she kissed me on my mouth Then we felt an unfamiliar feeling, mutual Like every other day was just rehearsal It suffices to say I got something special I still can't believe it, she smiled at me, yeah Shaken from blind suspicions Another side effect of everything gone wrong How a heart gets broke by the games that ghosts can play Hopeless and disillusioned She had given up but still gave me a shot To prove I'm the one like an old love song No longer just a shadow Of all the side effects of everything gone wrong How I once was broke by the games that ghosts had played Those pains are long forgotten She had given up but still gave me a shot To prove I'm the one like an old love song I proved I'm the one like an old love song I knew she's the one like an old love song
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You woke up at around ten thirty With a stranger in your bed Last night you felt a feeling But now that feeling's dead Reflections come back crawling Can't figure why you've always Got lovers wondering "what hurt's been done to you?" Standing in the shade all through the afternoon Arms holding, nobody, dreaming of a one and only What good is one more spark to you? Hailing down yellow taxis And holding open doors A long list of polite habits That you learned for someone else That someone left you lonely That must be why you've always Got lovers wondering "what hurt's been done to you?" Standing in the shade all through the afternoon Arms holding, nobody, dreaming of a one and only What good is one more spark to you? What good could one spark even do?
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I took the chance Don't you know how I'd been lonely To flirt with your friends And had to laugh at what they told me They said you skipped a breath when I walked past Oh, you thought you'd return and have me back Oh, but you know I'd been bad, bad, bad Walking rails and living in the past Like every road had a traffic jam The place it changed every day but the reality stayed the same The subway tracks shined no light on me Graffiti tags lost their poetry Life just lacked all its vibrancy when you went away Hey, chase your answers in the stars, darlin' Yeah, I found mine in the Brooklyn yard Where I'd been counting down the days Till we'd land in a good place Until I found we'd just go on Fallen Here we are again After all the times you left me But I won't pretend 'Cause I know you never really loved me Did you think that I'd forget the bad times Like how you'd treat me worse the more I tried Oh, but you know I'd been bad, bad, bad Finding cures in all the one-night stands And fighting feelings I could not grasp You're gonna say what you want I've already moved on Hey, stay out chasing after stars, darlin' Yeah, I found mine in the Brooklyn yard Where I'd been counting down the days Till we'd land in a good place Until I found we'd just go on Fallen Hey, stay out chasing after stars, darlin' Find someone else and break his heart 'Cause I've been figuring ways To land myself in a good place Yeah, I'll forget all about how far We'd fallen

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released November 15, 2022

Performed by James Baby
Written by James Michael Kelly
Produced by Kieran Kelly

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New York City based James Baby was created in collaboration between East Village Native Singer/Songwriter James Michael Kelly and producer AJ Pillette of Biscuit Town Recording Co.

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