Shining The Silver

from Old News by Patrick Bradshaw

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Here's a fable of how the red
Came to rest upon your pretty hair upon your pretty head
Other colors couldn't save themselves from being gently shed
As you dreamt of fairies softly in your bed

And how you danced in the forest green
Amidst a lion and a lady and a forest queen
They loved to see you dancing, they wouldn't let you blend
With the green so they colored your hair red

Here's a tale of how the glitter met your eyes
How it shined and it shined until a river you would cry
Well I can't remember (I guess I'm that kind of guy)
If your eyes are brown or bluer than the sky

And how they made sure you weren't blind
So they made your eyelids silver as the silver you would shine
They loved the way your look could give you things to animate
So they gave your eyes a shiny silver gaze

Here's the history of how you came to be
How your mother was a pirate straight from old New York City
When she settled down in little town adjacent to the sea
You were born and you were smiling beautifully

You know she's been waiting til you're 22
That's the day when the horizon will be beckoning to you
You'l find out of the secret of your pirate ship at sea
Til you're older she'll be waiting patiently

This is a song that didn't take too much to write
Cause I've only known for 2 weeks and give or take a night
And yes I think you're lovely despite you're shorter height
And you're pretty face makes work seem alright

But you can't make me shine the silver tonight

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from Old News, released June 26, 2016

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