Tennis shoe strung cross the telephone wire The sun creeps up on my empire Tin foil castle, bubble gum crown Me and my minions make the rounds Im lonely without you Just like one left shoe Im lonely Without you Under the spotlight a neon kiss Carnival barkers preen and twist Three for a quarter, one for a dime This broken heart general store is open all the time Im lonely without you Just like one left shoe Im lonely Without you Im a little cocoon just blooming for you I take a deep breath, the day is new Im brave, Im a hero The worlds bright and clear But my insides shrivel when youre not here Newspapers piled on my front porch The suns winding up, its starting to scorch The air is dust, my lungs are hot I keep making love to what is not Im lonely without you Just like one left shoe Im lonely Without you
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