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The Outsider

from Past Imperfect by John Allee

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"The Outsider" is for fathers and sons everywhere.

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The Outsider
Words and Music by John Allee

I watched him come through the door every night at 8 O’clock
A briefcase in his hand
And sometimes he’d carry flowers
And he’d give them to mother
And she’d pour him a drink
But when they looked at each other
Sometimes I’d think
He is the outsider

You see my father and me never had that much to say
It’s not that he was cold
But he never said “I love you”
But I heard it from mother
And I heard it a lot
So when we looked at each other
Sometimes I thought
He is the outsider

Outside
But just within reach
Floats the open hand
Inside
The willingness to teach
To understand

And now a son of my own watches me with hopeful eyes
A blanket in his hand
With a face that’s as bright as laughter
And he’ll ask for his mother
And he’ll suddenly cry
And as they comfort each other
I hope that I
Won’t be the outsider

© 2023 Portuguese Knees Music/ASCAP

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from Past Imperfect, released May 5, 2023
John Allee, Vocals, Piano; Mike Schnoebelen, Bass; John Harvey, Drums

Engineered by Paul Tavenner and Jeff Peters
Mixed by Jeff Peters
Recorded at Big City and Studio F - Los Angeles
Mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering

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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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