Shayla

from Six Songs! by Chris Mosera

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About a girl...

SHAYLA

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Shayla has gone home
done for the night
tangled in sheets she's tucked in tight
clothes on the floor
shoes on the bed
dreaming of words she should have said

Where have you been?
Where have you gone?
Where did you get your bruises from?
You thought they'd be so easy to hide
A bruise on your hearts so hard to find
So hard to leave behind

Oh lonely night
You try to get by
With a self sung lullabye
You sing with a sigh
Too late to cry
You'll play the game
It's just easier to stay than walk away

You flash them a smile
a wink of your eye
and tell them the prettiest of lies
to dress up the truth in sugar and spice
it's made you a master of disguise

There's no wrong or right
You've got to stop your grieving
and picking fights you can't possibly fight
while you know you should be leaving

Oh lonely night
You try to get by
With a self sung lullabye
You sing with a sigh
Too late to cry
You'll play the game
Oh please I'm begging you, you've got to get away

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from Six Songs!, released June 15, 2012
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Chris Mosera Queens, New York

I play piano and write songs. I'm not a "piano player" but I'm working on it. I'm not a "songwriter" but I'm working on that too. These efforts take up my nights and weekends. During the day I am Mr. Mosera, music teacher at an elementary school in Bayside, (Queens) NY. ... more

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