Ronda Matson: Songs

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Bye Bye Baby

Funny how it all slips by when you look the other way.
I heard the news, I swear it seemed like it was just the other--
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
the other day.
Death had its grip on you, the rebel,
there was nothing you could do.
It might lift you up and throw you down,
but I would say you're hardly--
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
you're hardly through.

I heard you howling yesterday and I just had to smile.
It was just a random search on the lousy FM--
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
the FM dial.
No, they don't make 'em quite like you.
Notes just float away.
My ears bleed with their wasted words.
It's like there's nothing left--
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
nothing left to say.

Never knew ya.
I never will.
But I know you took that bitter pill with
heart of fire, slipped into grace.
They say it is a better place.

Bye bye baby
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh,
Bye bye baby
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,
Bye bye baby
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh,
I don't think life could ever kill you.

The years have flown themselves past twenty since I first heard your sound.
We played it loud and sang along.
I was sitting on the ground.
My guitar was silent,
became a useless toy.
On a summer night
in the pale moonlight
in the presence of--
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh
the Excitable Boy.

Never knew ya...

Bye bye baby...

Ronda Matson 2003