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WAKE UP, SALLY

wake up, sally
these days are diamonds
i wait - my solitude
shrouds my living ground
i fly - i fly
my wings are burned and tattered
just give me hope
or another day
another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"

wake up, sally
i'm tired of throwing
lies to everyone
my face is scarred
my mind is lost
i can't think anymore
and solace leaves no shame
i played my life
and i lost my only name
the days go by
and another beggar cries
"my friends, i'm leaving now"

wake up, sally
these diamond days
can't make me laugh again
i'm tired and i'm wired
and the flame's still burning
down my only home
save for the words that she wrote
on the back of the note
that i left when i ran away
and i never stopped to pray
for another day
another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"

throw it away, throw it away
throw it away, throw it away
my friends, i'm leaving now

and she never stopped to pray
and the door was closed today
she's rolling down the hill
so you better move out of the way
and her father's in the grave
and her mother's on the street
take my advice, no, no
you'll never meet them again
the sky is falling down, my friend
don't fence, don't steal, don't sink, don't swin
the days grow long and the nights grow weak
don't ask, don't touch, don't feel, don't speak
throw it away, throw it away
throw it away, throw it away, my my my
for another day, another time
another way to say
"my friends, i'm leaving now"

-May 1997

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from Miles Beyond The Maze (fdm110), released June 17, 2019

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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