Born adult baby how can you live so naive?
How can you have faith if you always just believe?
I’d like to give my trust I can no longer afford
To be your friend when I’m a stranger at your door
Oh can’t I pretend?
Oh can’t I pretend just a little bit more?
Oh can’t I pretend?
Oh mama can’t I pretend just a little bit more?
See something done, see it all the way through
Some legal action may be required before I can trust you
I’ve got a spine that’s been tapped, many times
I wish it was fiction but it’s medical friction, in my mind
Oh can’t I pretend?
Mama can’t I pretend just a little bit more?
Oh can’t I pretend?
Mama can’t I pretend just a little bit more?
credits
from Keep on Dreaming,
released December 12, 2018
Music and lyrics by Ford Natirboff all rights reserved
Instruments: Agogo Double Cowbell, Electric Tanpura, Fender Stratocaster, Bass Drum, Seagull 12-String
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