Fourteen today, and you went dancing.
Music mixed with laughter, and boys can be so immature.
They made you drink a bit too much,
Everything's a blur to feel and touch.
Did he really like you? Well, how can you be sure enough?
Twenty-three today, and all your friends are getting married.
You say they're so scared of being alone,
So self-righteously you march through teachers' college.
Still so much in life you gotta get to know,
Seems like everybody's so content to move so slow.
And when you think you've got your life so well-controlled, it slips away.
And the years, like raindrops falling from your life, are washed away,
washed away.
And you're so brilliant, you're so gifted, so sensitive, so strong,
As you hide behind your barricade of words,
But no one got close enough to you to have ever heard.
I met you at a party.
You were drunk and full of world advice, and I was getting nervous.
And you said you had a child who was a genius,
And you smiled as the living room transformed into your circus.
Someone whispered you were 39 today,
A face so young, eyes so old. You collapsed into the corner
Like somebody up on verbs, you near seduced me with your verbs as I reached
out for you,
You said over and over,
Oh, when you think you've got your life so well-controlled, it slips away.
And the years, like raindrops falling from your life, are washed away,
washed away.
And you're so brilliant, you're so gifted, so tragic and so wrong,
As you hide behind your barricade of words,
But you know, no one got close enough to you to have ever heard.
Children come home from school, shout and laugh with all their life.
Shut them out fast before you think of the past, turn out all of your lights.
Go to bed, go to sleep, don't think, don't feel as the nighttime owns a
prayer.
But maybe somewhere deep inside there's some meaning aching to be shared.
Fourteen today, and you were dancing
Fourteen Today
Dan Hill
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(Why Did You Have to Go And) Pick On Me 14 Today All Alone in California All I See Is Your Face All I Want is You All I Want Is You Am I Fooling Myself Can't We Try Can't We Try (Vonda Shepard) Can't We Try Canada Carmelia Caroline City Madness Conscience Crazy Daddy's Song Daddy's Song Dance of Love Dark Side of Atlanta Don't Give Up On Us Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Everytime We Say Goodbye Ex Factor Flirting WIth a Heartache Fountain Growin' Up Growin' Up Growing Up Healing Power Of Love Hold Me Now Hold On I Dream I Saw Your Face Last Night I Dreamt I Saw Your Face Last Night I fall all over again I Love You Now I Miss You Still I Wanna Be with You I Wanna Make Love to You I'm Doing Fine I've Been Alone I'm Doing Fine I've Been Alone If You Should Leave Me Now In The Name Of Love In Your Eyes In Your Eyes [Duet With Rique Franks] Is It Really Love It's A Long Road It's A Long Road It’s A Long Road Jean Let The Song Last Forever Longer Fuse Looking Back Love in the Shadows [Extended Instrumental Mix] Love Of My Life Maybe This Time Mccarthy's Day Mccarthy's Day Memories Memories (Revisited) Miss You Still Never Thought Never Thought (That I Could Love) No One Taught Me How to Lie Nobody's Right Nobody's Right People Perfect Love Phonecall Pleasure Center Pleasure Centre Proposal Question Marks In Time Questions marks in time Rain Seduces Me Seed of Music She Is My Lady Sometimes Love Is Not Enough Sometimes When We Touch Sometimes When We Touch (Original Version) Sometimhen We Touch Sorry Sour Whiskey Southern California Still A Lot of You Around Here Still Not Used To Still Not Used To [Live] The Night We Met Through It All Unborn Heart We Try Welcome When the Hurt Comes Why Do We Always Hurt The One We Love Why Do We Always Hurt the Ones Why Do We Always Hurt The Ones We Love Wrapped Around Your Finger You Are All I See You Make Me Want to Be You Make Me Want To Be You Say You're Free You Say You're Free Your Only Friend
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