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lyrics
Tom I ain't no Elvis, you can give it to me straight
I haven't got the voice, the style, the smile or the grace
But I've studied every line to find that my heart beats in time with
Tupelo.
I'm sorry if I've bothered you, I know it's very late
And don't bother with compassion, there ain't nothing you could say
to make me any more aware my life is best described as "East of
Buffalo."
Tom, I just don't know.
Did getting out of New York leave you slightly less insane?
Or did you find that almost everywhere is pretty much the same?
Is "nothing left to lose" just an excuse for when you've got nothing
to show?
Tom, I swear to God I didn't call you to complain
It's just the thought of losing everything, and losing it in vain
Because it's hard enough to find somewhere to be, never mind a
place to go.
Tom, I just don't know.
It's hard for me to talk to you this way
No need to justify the choice you made
But if times had got so tough, I was just hoping you'd explain
why it was easier to stay than
come back home.
I thought that calling might be a mistake
But I'm driving, trying hard to stay awake
Through Cattaraugus County, when I swear to Christ they played
'(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame'
on the radio.
Well, Tom I guess there isn't that much more for me to say
Nothing really happens so nothing's really changed
I was hoping for an answer, but I guess I missed my chance some
time ago.
I'm sorry if my state of mind has gotten in the way
I just needed to remind myself that someone felt the same
If I need that reassurance, I've got your voice on the machine to
tell me so.
Tom, I just don't know.
credits
from Tom,
track released March 10, 2018
Written, performed, and recorded by Christian Matthew Kalweit
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