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a momentary thing

from crooked by Jaime Michaels

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a momentary thing
(jaime michaels & bruce donnola)

i am the kid whose daddy drove the car
with the holes in the floor
so you had to drive around with
the windows down
even in the dead of winter

and i am the kid whose mom
yelled out the window
at the top of her lungs
"i can't live like this"
but she lived like this
pretty much forever

i can not make that better
i taught myself to sing
i harbor no resentment
that was a momentary thing

i am the kid in the straight A's tie
both hands on the wheel and starting to feel
like it's time to move
i've got breakout fever

so i pull my left hand off the wheel
stick it out the window
point it west
a sharp left turn
i'm gone forever

i can not make that better
i taught myself to sing
i harbor no resentment
that was a momentary thing

i figured anywhere where the deal was fair
and far from that place
that's the place for me
long as i wind up winding up in some anywhere
where i did not used to be

i am the boy who married the girl
with the full moon eyes and the wounded smile
that could make you laugh
despite the danger

now we are the wones who laugh too much
and we drink to much
and we fight too much
and when life gets strange
we just get stranger

and you can not make that better
but you can teach yourself to sing
harbor no resentment, kid
that's just a momentary thing

© 2009 blue mole music/BMI & bruce donnola/BMI

credits

from crooked, track released August 18, 2009
jaime - acoustic guitar & vocals
andrew hardin - electric guitar
jono manson - hammond organ & vocals
mark clark - drums
peter williams - bass

recorded and mixed by Jono Manson/the Kitchen Sink Studio
mastered by David Glasser/Airshow Mastering

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Jaime Michaels Santa Fe, New Mexico

A venue operator in California referred to Jaime Michaels as a “songwriters’ songwriter.” He's teamed with award winning producer, Jono Manson for 9 of his11 albums. Jono and Jaime produced a new collection of originals called “if you fall” released in June of 2019 on Appaloosa Records. It’s being played on folk radio programs worldwide. His latest single" , "in my home" is out now. ... more

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