Bishop Allen Follow

by the school
on the street
you were dropped off with a sign,
"this piano is free"
you didn't look free to me

cast aside
obsolete
since they cancelled music class
you've been a refugee

but now I'll give you a home
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so I pushed
and I heaved
but your weight bore down like I could not believe
had you accepted defeat?

till the crowd
gathered round
put away their goings on and hunkered down

and they were cheering you on
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cheering you on
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cheering you on
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cheering you on
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and the expert
with his tools
said to bring it up to pitch would snap the sucker in two
I guess we're tuning to you

so I pulled
up a seat
and I swear I felt a pulse beneath your keys

to urge your hammers along
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hammer along
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hammer along
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hammer along
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I was caught
I was stuck
and my thoughts kept on deepening the rut
until your first chord struck

now I search
I'm a chore
but my god you've given me another chance to learn

come on and teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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teach me your songs
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