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jimmy says, "i don't want no girl that wears leather like that"
me, i don't care so long as she don't smoke while i'm sleeping.
she says, "kiss my diamond baby, my father gave it to me, why
won't you kiss it?"
but sweetheart I did kiss your diamond
and the other day I opened the bed for the first time since
the last time
and your scent was still evident
it broke my heart to wash them sheets baby
and since then a small population of cutesters
have helped me to achieve assholedom
we sit
and listen
to me talk

out-of-focus pictures in a black envelope
better late than too soon
and we cried for love
and i moaned for man

sometimes I get this feeling
where i just want to
go back over to france and hug a cathedral
they froze time in them walls

today i saw a girl on the subway and it almost set me free
maybe she was interested
i couldn't tell
she looked straight at me
it felt good as hell

...and i am and i ain't but i need to be
and life is killing me
i'd like to give everyone a little piece of my heart
but what the hell...

i was half kidding when i said, "marry me or die"
"which half, " she asked
i could never look us in the mirror
'cause then i'd see that she wasn't me
she burns me the little snot,
reminds me of everything i'm not
so, where do i belong?
"not with her" she says
seems like i belong nowhere
heh, but wait, nowhere is everywhere
hell, that was easy

it wasn't the first time
i ended up with "the girl everyone wants to fuck"
and it won't be the last.
somehow we were partners in time,
likewise knowing grins
soul twins
yeah, that's what i liked about us

...and i am and ain't but i need to be
and life is killing me
i'd like to give everyone a little piece of my heart
but i guess these songs will have to do

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from Roger Manning (RM1 make​-​under), released August 24, 2015

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Roger Manning New York, New York

The first Roger Manning album was released by California punk recording label SST (Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.). I toured the US and occasionally bits of Europe for over 10 years performing wordy-solo-rock accompanied by bass-heavy amplified 'acoustic' guitar. There's been a bit of re-emergence since 2007 and the album release in December 2014. ... more

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