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When Howie Dressed Me Down

from The Fascinating Thinking Machine by Kicklighter

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Thought I was gold, sold.
The years they had claimed
Gave my all, all, all
Then the call finally came
That office door shut,
A knife in the gut,
Knew as I walked back down the hall
Things would not be the same

The distant chimes
The setting sun behind the blinds
Little pieces never leave me
When Howie dressed me down

He sees a fraud, a fake,
I see my mistake
My face turns cold
My fingers start to shake
How many years blown,
kid what were they for?
I see my shadow on the floor
This is real I am wide awake

The desk, the black eyes,
The off-and-on fluorescent light
I can see it, I can hear it
When Howie dressed me down

When Howie dressed me down
Said this is for your own good.
When Howie dressed me down
Sorry I'd wasted all his time, dropped my eyes and saw where I stood

So many years now
Under the bridge
Why give such power to the son of a bitch?
Thoughts, ghosts, where do they come from?
He never knew what he was doing he was sadder than anyone

They worried, they watched
They had to bring me down a notch
It was always for my own good
To set me straight somehow
Remember the desk, the light
The answers I could not get right
I can hear it, I can feel it
When Howie dressed me down

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from The Fascinating Thinking Machine, released March 6, 2014

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Kicklighter Tallahassee, Florida

I'm Everett Young, the founder of Kicklighter.

I'm 48 and picked up guitar 7 years ago, after finishing a PhD in political psychology and not getting the tenure-track academic job I thought I wanted.

My latest album is 2.5 years in the making.

My next step is to pursue composing for the orchestra. When or whether I'll return to pop music, I don't know. Thanks so much for listening!
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