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lyrics

Torn
words and music by John Allee

Water's dripping from the faucet
Baby's looking at the holes in her jeans
And you are thinking about a woman
That you met at the Sunset out in New Orleans

A little pull and it starts to fray
A little more where the edge is worn
A little time and it tatters till it’s torn

Voices echo from the corners
Forgotten dreams that got left out of the game
And who are you to think of dreaming
When the day that you’ve been waiting for
It already came?

A little pull and it starts to fray
A little more where the edge is worn
A little time and it tatters till it’s torn

Entire life times go by unnoticed
Like the subtle signals of a woman's pain
And in their fading there’s someone waiting
But you know as it all goes it’s just waiting in vain

A little pull and it starts to fray
A little more where the edge is worn
A little time and it tatters till it’s torn

There was a family in West Virginia
Destroyed by allegiance in the civil war
When they finally shot each other
They forgot exactly what they had been fighting for

© 2007

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

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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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