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I heard it in a Dream - "Love Hurts"
I had a dream where I heard Nazareth' singer Macafferty sing "Love Hurts" in a dressing room. It was written so well...
Date: 2/4/2013 2:50:54 AM ( 11 y ) ... viewed 11458 times Love Can Really Hurt A Fool
Let me tell you how I feel about the song "Love Hurts"...
For starters, just a little background - even though the Nazareth record jacket doesn't say so, it was actually written by a husband and wife songwriting team Bordleaux and Felice Bryant. Maybe you knew that.
Here is the scene - it is early 1950s, Felice and Bordleaux are middle aged by now, and Bordleaux is reflecting on his youth, thinking about what it is like now, in 1952, to be young.
He wants to write a song about what it feels like to be 19 years old and working your first steady job and you have your first car and you are driving around, looking good, hair slicked back and as anyone can see, you are hot stuff.
You used to be insecure, but you are getting over that now, and you feel like things are going good, you are in dependant, you have some money in your pocket.
What is missing is a passenger in your car. No girlfriend.... then you meet a 22 yr. old chick and you take her to the movies, have dinner, and within a few short weeks you lose your virginity. Sex is dangerous stuff, but you can handle it [this was before birth control and before the sexua| revolution].
The girl is all over you, and when you see her after work she comes running up to you giggling, obviously happy to see you. She really likes you!!
Now, life seems PERFECT. If life can be like this, I'll take it, wow, no doubts. Then one night after working late you are driving home and you see her with another guy, hand in hand going to the movies... You pull over and get out for a look at them.
You can't breathe. Your legs go rubbery. Your head is swimming. There is just no comprehending what you are seeing.
Women can be fickle. Men can be mean, they can be domineering and they also cheat, but when it happens to them, "women can be fickle".
The kid thought she was his for life. He was certainly willing to take her on for life, there was nothing he wanted more. What he didn't know was "anything about her" - he had no clue about real relationships, he was just glad to have a girlfriend.
This was "Love Lesson #1" for this young buck.
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And that is where the song starts, from a young man's point of view after his first breakup.
The 2nd verse says it all:
I'm young, I know,
But even so
I know a thing, or two
I learned, from you
I really learned a lot,
Really learned a lot
Love is like a flame
It burns you when it's hot
Love hurts, ooh ooh love hurts .
Perhaps you remember how___- rod? rob? Macafferty sang it so wonderfully, his incredibly high voice so in control but sounding like it was at the edge of control, every word seemed to be emphasized, the emotion of the young buck was nailed.
The Nazareth arrangement was exactly the way Bordleaux Bryant wrote it.
In fact, it was the only song that Nazareth recorded that they did NOT write. It was like a gift to them, it establishes their claim to fame for all time. It was like they sold their souls for this one.
Why is Karlin going on about this old trashy rock ballad you ask? Ya, I know, its a bit weird... but when Nazareth was in their prime, I was listening to much different music, and this will likely be the ONLY Nazareth song I ever really listen to.
In December 2012, two months ago, I had a very vivid dream. I was in a dressing room at a live-music bar, sitting there with the entire band Nazareth when they were old and washed up. They were actually playing BARS now, just glad to be on the road and playing. "Love Hurts" was the highlight of every night, and as chatted with Macafferty the manager came and said the show would start in 10 minutes.
That was the cue for Macafferty to sing a short version of "Love Hurts" into a microphone that was hooked up to speakers in the bar, with the rest of the band recorded, like Karaoke. Macafferty was sitting 5 feet from me, looking right at me, smirking as he did his duty.
I got to listen to this song, for the first time ever in full - I had heard snippets of it on the radio I suppose, I vaguely remember it from the 1970s sometime - with Macafferty singing RIGHT THERE.
It was a dream, but it was so real, the sound of his voice was AMAZING. He even missed the entrance on the chorus, smiled, carried on. I had NEVER seen Macafferty before, but this was him in my dream, old now. Wrinkled, still had long hair though. Sounding great, just a little less great than he was 40 years ago.
I heard every note, and every word. When I woke up, I went straight to my piano, and damn if I couldn't play most of it without trying. I did find a youtube recording of it and figured out the rest of it, and now I can sing and play it right through.... except that I sound kinda silly doing it, with my voice, after Macafferty.
What a dream!! Not only did I discover "Love Hurts" but I got to hear Macafferty sing it in what seemed to be a live setting, but I also discovered who Bordleaux and Felice Bryant were. Many of their songs were recorded by famous artists; they just might be the most recorded songwriters ever, I don't know.
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Here is a list of Bordleaux and Felice Bryant's other songs [ready to be amazed?] -
ADIOS, SO LONG, GOODBYE
AFTER ALL WE’VE BEEN THROUGH
AFTER THE RAINS
AIN’T CHA EVER GONNA
AIN’T IT THE TRUTH
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM
ALWAYS IT’S YOU
AND SO DO YOU
ANDY JACK
ANGEL ANGEL
ANOTHER GLASS OF BEER
APOLOGIZING ROSES
ARE YOU
BABY DOLL, THAT’S YOU
BABY ME, BABY
BABY, BABY
BACK UP BUDDY
BALTIMORE
BANANA PUDD’N
BANJO’S GOIN’ HOME
BEAUTIFUL BABY
BEFORE THE RING ON YOUR FINGER
BEFORE YOU GO
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
BELLA BELINDA
BESSIE THE HEIFER
BIG EYES
BIG RIVER ROSE
BIG SHOW
BIG WILLY BROKE JAIL TONIGHT
BINGO
BIRD DOG
BLACKEYED GYPSY
BLAME IT ON THE MOONLIGHT
BLUE BOY
BLUE DREAM
BLUE ECHO
BLUE GYPSY
BLUE KAZOO
BLUE KIMONA
BLUE MUSIC
BLUE WALTZ
BLUEBERRY PIE
BLUES KEEP HANGING ON
BOGAL USA
BOOMERANG
BRAND NEW HEARTACHE, A
BREAK AWAY BREAK AWAY
BROKE UP
p2
BURN ‘EM UP
BUSINESS
BUSINESS MAN
BUSY SIGNAL
BUTTERCUP VALLEY
BUTTERFLY DAYS
BUTTERFLY HEART
BYE BYE LOVE
CAJUN FIDDLER
CALHOUN
CAN’T GET WITH IT WITHOUT YOU
CAN’T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND
CANDY COATED LIES
CASINO
CAUSE I ASK YOU TO
CAUSE I HAVE YOU
CHANGE OF HEART
CHECKIN’ HER OVER
CHEROKEE DINNER
CHERRY BERRY LIPS
CHICKEN THIEF
CHOCOLATE CAKE
CHRISTMAS CAN’T BE FAR AWAY
CHRISTMAS MORN
CIAO CIAO CIAO
CITY GIRL
CIVILIZATION
COLOGNE
COME A LITTLE CLOSER
COME GET ME, CARRY ME HOME
COME LIVE WITH ME
COMPLETELY
CONGRATULATIONS JOE
COPY CAT
COUNTRY BOY
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
CRAZY DREAM
CRAZY ME, FOOLISH YOU
CREWCUT AND BABY BLUE EYES
DADDY BLUE GRASS
DARLING, MY DARLING
DEVOTED TO YOU
DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME?
DO YOU?
DOES IT MATTER TO YOU
DOIN’ THE BABY BUGGY BOOGIE DOWN
DOLL FACE
DOLLY LIKE YOU
DON’T EVER TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
DON’T FORGET TO CRY
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DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH
DON’T TEMPT ME
DON’T WAIT FOR TOMORROW
DON’T YOU PLAY WITH BILLY
DONNA DONNA
DOO WAH HOOBA LOOBA
DOODLIN’
DOWN IN YEBO CITY
DOWNHILL DRAG
DREAM DOLL
DREAM, DREAM, DREAM
EACH OTHER
EMMYLOU THE BELLY DANCER
EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS
EVERY NOW AND THEN (I WONDER)
EVERY TIME IT RAINS
EVERYTHING THAT’S GOOD
FAILING IN LOVE
FALL AWAY
FAMILY REUNION
FEELIN’ LOW
FIG LEAF RAG
FLAMING RED
FLEA CIRCUS
FORTUNE FORTUNE
FRANGIPANI
FRENCH POODLE
FRESH RED APPLE CHEEKS AND EYES
FUNNY MAN
GATLINBURG IN OCTOBER
GEE, BUT I’M LONESOME
GENEVIEVE
GEORGIA MULES AND COUNTRY BOYS
GEORGIA PINEYWOODS
GERONIMO
GET AWAY
GETTING USED TO BEING LONELY
GHETTO IN THE HILLS
GHOST TRAIN
GIVE ME SOME SUGAR, SUGAR BABY
GIVE MY LOVE TO JOEY
GO AWAY HEARTACHE
GO AWAY JOHNNIE
GOOD SHIP EARTH
GOT A HOLE IN MY POCKET
GOTTA HAVE YOU
GROW LITTLE SEED
GUITAR LESSONS
GUN DON’T MAKE A MAN, A
GYPSY LOU
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HANGOVER BLUES
HAPPINESS IS
HAS BEEN
HAVE A GOOD TIME
HAWK EYE
HE KISSED ME
HE’S BACK
HELLO HELLO
HELLO MRS. BROWN
HELLO, FAITHLESS
HERE SHE COMES, THERE SHE GOES
HEY DADDY DADDY
HEY JOE
HEY SHERIFF
HIGH ON THE HILL
HILLBILLY RHYTHM
HOLLOW WORDS, EMPTY PHRASES
HONOLULU
HOOTEN TRUMPET
HOT DIGGITY DOG
HOT SPOT
HOW CAN I EVER LET YOU GO
HOW MANY MORE
HOW’S THE WORLD TREATING YOU
HUCKLEBERRY MOON
HUMAN BEIN’
I CAN HEAR KENTUCKY CALLING ME
I CAN’T SEE THE RAINBOX
I DON’T BELIEVE IN WISHING ANY MORE
I DON’T GO ANYWHERE
I DON’T LIKE IT
I DREAMED OF A WEDDING
I GOT WHAT I WANTED
I HAVE A DREAM, I HAVE A DREAM
I JUST DON’T CARE ANYMORE
I LOVE TO DANCE WITH ANNIE
I LOVE YOU MY DARLING, I LOVE YOU
I NEED TO BE NEEDED
I NEED YOU ALL THE TIME
I NEVER HAD THE BLUES
I SAW HER FIRST
I SEE I SEE
I WANNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME
I WANT TO GET OUT
I WANTA GO FAST
I WAS STANDING IN THE STATION
I WISH IT HADN’T HAPPENED
I WISH THEY WOULD
I’D GIVE ANYTHING
I’D LIKE TO KNOW YOU BETTER
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I’D RATHER BE BLUE
I’D RATHER STAY HOME
I’LL CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AGAIN
I’LL GO
I’LL HATE MYSELF IN THE MORNING
I’LL LIGHT A CANDLE
I’LL NEVER BE MORE SHACKLED IN
I’LL NEVER BELIEVE IT TILL I HEAR IT
I’LL NEVER GET TIRED OF LOVING
I’LL TRADE YOU A DOZEN
I’M A SLAVE TO YOU
I’M BUILDING AN OCEAN
I’M GONNA DO IT TOO
I’M GONNA SLIP YOU OFFA MY MIND
I’M GONNA STEAL MY BABY BACK
I’M GONNA STEAL YOUR SHOES
I’M JUST THE GUY WITH THE CAR
I’M LITTLE BUT I’M LOUD
I’M MAKING LOVE TO A STRANGER
I’M NOT THAT KIND OF A GIRL
I’M NOT YOUR BABY ANYMORE
I’M SORRY GOODBYE
I’M YOU MAN WOMAN
I’VE BEEN A WOND’RIN’
I’VE BEEN THINKING
I’VE NEVER BEEN LOVED
IF IT AIN’T ONE THING, IT’S ANOTHER
IF NICKELS WERE DIMES
IF WISHES WERE HORSES
IF YOU CAN’T BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
IN MY PLACE
IN THE FUTURE
IN THE MEANTIME
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
IN THE SNOW
INCHES AWAY FROM YOU SWEET
INDIAN
INDIAN NEVER WAS AN APE, THE
IT ALWAYS ENDS TOO SOON
IT MAY BE SILLY BUT AIN’T IT FUN
IT NEVER HAPPENS
IT’S A LONG WAY BACK
IT’S A LOVELY, LOVELY WORLD
IT’S ALL SO NEW TO ME
IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN
IT’S NICER THAT WAY
IT’S SUCH A SILLY NOTION
JACKASS BLUES
JACKIE LOOK, THE
JANGLE BELLS
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JANUARY
JAYWALK
JESSIE WHERE DID YOU GO
JOHNNY MY LOVE
JOLIE
JUNIOR’S A BIG BOY NOW
JUST ANOTHER DREAM I’LL HAVE TODAY
JUST AS MUCH AS EVER
JUST DOWN THE ROAD
JUST ONCE TOO OFTEN
JUST WAIT TIL I GET YOU ALONE
JUST WONDERFUL
KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME
KEEPIN’ WARM
KILL HIM WITH KINDNESS
KISS ME
KUMQUAT SONG, THE
LADY OF THE HOUSE
LAUGH A LITTLE MORE
LAUGHING AT ME
LEFT OVER HASH
LET’S BE HUMAN TOGETHER
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE REDSKIN
LET’S POSTPONE OUR WEDDING
LIPS I LOVE, THE
LISTEN TO MY HEART
LITTLE BIT WALTZ
LITTLE BOY
LITTLE BROTHER
LITTLE DONKEY
LITTLE PAPER BOAT
LITTLE THING LIKE LOVE, A
LIVING DOLL
LIVING WITH THE SHADES PULLED
LIZZIE LOU
LONELY HEART
LONELY NIGHTINGALE
LONESOME BOY, A
LONESOME IS
LONG GONE
LOOK BABY, THE SUN IS SHINING
LOOKIN’ AROUND
LOOKING AT THE CEILING
LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOY
LOST ONES
LOVABLE YOU
LOVE IS A GUESSING GAME
LOVE IS A SPARROW
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
LOVE IS JUST A SOMETIMES THING
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JANUARY
JAYWALK
JESSIE WHERE DID YOU GO
JOHNNY MY LOVE
JOLIE
JUNIOR’S A BIG BOY NOW
JUST ANOTHER DREAM I’LL HAVE TODAY
JUST AS MUCH AS EVER
JUST DOWN THE ROAD
JUST ONCE TOO OFTEN
JUST WAIT TIL I GET YOU ALONE
JUST WONDERFUL
KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME
KEEPIN’ WARM
KILL HIM WITH KINDNESS
KISS ME
KUMQUAT SONG, THE
LADY OF THE HOUSE
LAUGH A LITTLE MORE
LAUGHING AT ME
LEFT OVER HASH
LET’S BE HUMAN TOGETHER
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE REDSKIN
LET’S POSTPONE OUR WEDDING
LIPS I LOVE, THE
LISTEN TO MY HEART
LITTLE BIT WALTZ
LITTLE BOY
LITTLE BROTHER
LITTLE DONKEY
LITTLE PAPER BOAT
LITTLE THING LIKE LOVE, A
LIVING DOLL
LIVING WITH THE SHADES PULLED
LIZZIE LOU
LONELY HEART
LONELY NIGHTINGALE
LONESOME BOY, A
LONESOME IS
LONG GONE
LOOK BABY, THE SUN IS SHINING
LOOKIN’ AROUND
LOOKING AT THE CEILING
LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOY
LOST ONES
LOVABLE YOU
LOVE IS A GUESSING GAME
LOVE IS A SPARROW
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
LOVE IS JUST A SOMETIMES THING
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MY FAVORITE DREAM
MY HEART KEEPS HANGING ON
MY HEART TELLS ME SO
MY HEART’S IN MEXICO
MY HERO, THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE
MY JOHNEE
MY LAST DATE WITH YOU
MY MAN TRUE TO ME
MY MIND HANGS ON TO YOU
NAME AND A NUMBER, A
NASHVILLE BLUES
NEGLECTED WOMAN
NIGHTMARE
NO
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO ME
NO NO NO NO NO
NO ONE KNOWS IT BETTER THAN ME
NO PLACE LIKE HOME ON CHRISTMAS
NOBODY GOES BOO HOO HOO WITH ME
OATMEAL DREAMS
OH TRUE LOVE
OH WHY COULDN’T IT
OH, IT’S GONNA RAIN
OH, NO
OLD FRIENDS
OLD GEORGE DICKEL
ONCE AGAIN
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE LIVED A…
ONE MORE YEAR TO GO
ONE TIME TOO MANY
ONION
ONLY A PASTIME
ONLY ON WEEK ENDS
OOH LA LA
ORDINARY
OSIE OWNBY
OUT AT THE POOL
OUT BEHIND THE BARN
OVERWEIGHT BLUES
OWL AND I, THE
PACKING UP YOUR HEART TO SAY GOODBYE
PAIN DIDN’T SHOW
PAPA TOO
PAPOOSE
PARTY’S OVER
PAY DAY
PEGGY
PENNY ARCADE
PIE PEACHIE PIE PIE
PLAYING IN THE SAND
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PLEASE
POOR JENNY
POOR OLD CORA
PRIVATE EYE
PROBLEMS
PROMISES
PUT AWAY THAT GUN BOY
RADIO AND TV
RAINING IN MY HEART
RAT FINK
READY FOR LOVE
REASONS
RED BEADS
RICARDO’S MOUNTAIN
RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD, THE
RIGHT KIND OF LOVE
RIVER (TAKE ME HOME)
RIVER GOIN’ DOWN
RIVIERA SUNSET
ROCKABILLY BUNGALOW
ROCKY TOP
ROLL WITH THE TIDE
ROSES FROM A STRANGER
RULES
RUN ALONG JUNIOR
RUN HONEY RUN
RUNNIN’ AND HIDIN’
SAD EYED BABY
SALTY BOOGIE
SALTY TEARS
SAME OLD TROUBLE
SAY NO MORE
SCHOOL FOOL
SCREWBALL’S LOVE SONG
SEE MY LOVE
SEEMS TO ME
SELFISH LOVER
SENSATION
SHE LOVES THE LOVE I GIVE HER
SHE WEARS MY RING
SHE’S GETTING MARRIED
SHE’S MY BEST FRIEND
SHOPPING CENTER
SHOULD I TELL
SICK SICK SICK
SIDEWALK CAFE
SILVER SPRINGS
SIMPLE AND SWEET
SITTIN’ HOME, PRAYIN’ FOR RAIN
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
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SLEEPY
SLOW SUICIDE
SO HOW COME NO ONE LOVES ME
SO IN LOVE WITH YOU
SO LONESOME
SOME SWEET DAY
SOMEBODY WITH MY HONEY
SOMEBODY’S STOLEN MY HONEY
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
SOMETHING’S MISSING
STANDING IN THE STATION
STATUE IN A WINDOW
STAY CLOSE TO ME
STEADY BABY, A
STEPPING OUT AGAIN
STINKY PASSED THE HAT AROUND
STONED AGAIN
STORY OF THE MAGI
STORYBOOK LOVE
STUDY HALL
SUGAR BEET
SUSIE WE GOOFED AGAIN, OH, OH, SUSIE
SWEET BUNCH OF DAISIES
SWEET DECEIVER
SWEET NOTHINGS
SWEET PEACE
SWEET SAUCE
SWEET SUGAR LIPS
SWEET THING, TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME
SWEET WILD HONEY
SWING THE MOOD
TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY
TAKE ME AS I AM
TAKE ME HOME, JIMMY
TAKE MY LOVE
TALIHINA
TALKING TO THE WALLS
TALLAHASSEE BROWN
TASTE OF THINGS TO COME
TEARS
TEARS OF THE CITY
TEEN AGE WEDDING DAY
TEEN EX
TELEPHONE
TELL ‘EM NO
TELL IT TO YOUR OLD GRANDMA
TENNESSEE HOUND DOG
TENNESSEE WINTER
THANKS A LOT COLUMBUS
THAT MAN RIGHT THERE
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THAT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
THAT’S WHY I’M LEAVING
THERE AIN’T NO USE IN DREAMIN’
THEY JUST DON’T KNOW YOU
THEY’RE NOT THERE
THEY’RE STILL IN LOVE
THOSE LITTLE THINGS
THROWING PENNIES IN A WELL
TIC A TIC A TOC TOC
TIL I GET OVER HER
TIME
TINA
TOKYO
TOO HOT TO DANCE
TOO LATE FOR ROSES
TOO MANY
TOO MANY CHICKS
TOO MUCH IN LOVE
TRICKS
TRUE CONFESSION
TRYIN’ TO FORGET ABOUT YOU
TWENTY FOUR HOUR SERVICE
TWO WORDS ENDED IT ALL
UGALY BOY
UNDERSTANDING WOMAN
UP JOHNNY, DOWN JOHNNY
VIOLETS AND CHEAP PERFUME
WAITRESS WAITRESS
WAKE ME UP
WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE
WALL FLOWER
WARM IS THE WINTER
WASTED DREAMS
WE’RE MAKING IT NOW
WE’VE GOT SOME DREAMING TO DO
WE’VE GOT THINGS TO DO
WEBSTER, YOU WROTE THE BOOK
WEEKS AND WEEKS
WELL I DID LAST NIGHT
WELL I GUESS I TOLD YOU OFF
WHAT HAVE I DONE
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU
WHAT’VE I GOTTA DO
WHATEVER YOU WERE
WHEELS (IT’S ROLLING TIME AGAIN)
WHEN FLORIDA FREEZES OVER
WHEN I STOP LOVING YOU
WHEN YOU SAY YES
WHEN YOU WANT A LITTLE LOVIN’
WHERE CAN THE LOVELIGHT BE
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WHERE DID THE SUNSHINE GO
WHERE DID THEY GO
WHERE IS YOUR HEART TONIGHT
WHO DA EVER THOUGHT
WHO SAID I SAID THAT
WHY CAN’T I LEAVE YOU ALONE
WHY CAN’T IT BE SO
WHY CAN’T IT GO ON
WHY WHY BYE BYE
WILL I EVER
WILLIE CAN
WILLOW WEEPS
WILLY QUIT YOUR PLAYIN’
WINKIN’ AND BLINKIN’
WINTERGREEN
WITH LOVE FOR YOU
YA GOTTA BE MINE
YESTERDAY IS GONE
YOU FLOPPED WHEN YOU GOT ME
YOU THRILL ME THROUGH AND THROUGH
YOU WEREN’T ASHAMED TO KISS ME
YOU’D BETTER BE SURE
YOU’LL NEVER SEE ME CRY
YOU’RE A BABY DOLL
YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE
YOU’RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA
YOU’RE THOUGHTLESS
YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING
YOUR LOVE WILL STAY
YOUR MEAN LITTLE HEART
YOUR SWEET LIES
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Sweet dreams everyone!!
Karlin.
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