Monday, February 18, 2008

Josie

This song was written back around the time that Back From Canada was written with that same friend from high school. Most of my songs don't fit into nice, tidy rhyme schemes... I tend to like it that way. Perfect rhymes tend to sound a little cliched to me, or they force rhymes that ARE cliche. If you have been keeping up with the songs I've posted to date, you can probably just read this and tell I didn't write all of it.

In the town where I went to high school, we had a carnival type thang come to town every year called Peanut Fest. Lots of dumb fun. I believe that's what the song refers to... I don't remember exactly... but it wouldn't surprise me. Peanut Fest was a bit silly (generic rides, generic carnival games, a hilariously bad freak show), but it was a fun place to hang out with friends and meet new ones.

Anyway, on with the song...

Josie

Josie, this summer I'll never forget
at the carnival where we first met
and from this summer i have one regret
that summer doesn't last forever

atop the carnival wheel flying
in the breezy summer sun
the flowers on your sundress
begging me to come

on the night of our first date
up to your door i was a half hour late
you just smiled and said it was ok
i was born too late anyway

Josie this summer i'll never forget
standing on your porch for our first date
and from this summer i have one regret
that the summer doesn't last forever

on the night of our last kiss
standing in that carnival field
rides long gone, they're fading fast
but this night with Josie would last

Josie, this summer i'll never forget
saying goodbye where we first met
and from this summer i have one regret
that you can't be mine forever.

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