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Half on the Side of the Leaver

from Unless It Isn't by John Allee

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Half on the Side of the Leaver
words and music by John Allee

Half on the side of the leaver
Even while I’m left behind
I thought I’d go crazy
I thought that these days would be filled with a rage that was blind

But I’m half on the side of the leaver
Who hasn’t wanted to run?
Like Bonnie and Clyde
You root for the wrong side despite all the crimes that they’ve done

She offered the bread of her body and kisses like wine
She told me she’d love me like Jesus
And I got hooked on the lure of that line
Forever hers but never mine

Half on the side of the leaver
Even when I’m blown apart
Sure I lay bleeding
But wasn’t she needing a much better man from the start?

Now I’m half on the side of the leaver
Why that should be I can’t say
But true love’s expression
Can betray your flesh and can make you do things its own way

She offered the bread of her body and kisses like wine
She told me she’d love me like Jesus
And I got hooked on the lure of that line
For Heaven knows she’s so divine

Half on the side of the leaver
Half on the side of the leaver
Half on the side of the leaver

© 2007

(The title of this song comes from a line in the poem "Stag's Leap" by Sharon Olds.)

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from Unless It Isn't, released June 1, 2007
John Allee, piano and vocals; Kevin Holmes, guitar; John Harvey, drums; Moira Walley-Beckett, background vocals

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John Allee Los Angeles, California

John Allee is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is a recipient of the ASCAP/Sammy Cahn Award for excellence in lyric writing and his music has been featured in regional theatre, and on TV. His latest album is 'Bardfly' (“Fantastic!”- Jazz Weekly, “Otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging” – Broadway World, “A standout” - All About Jazz) ... more

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