Saturday Matinee

from Sad Boy Bummer by Ampersand

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Another long, hot Saturday
And I’m headed to an afternoon matinee
To sit and stare at a bigger screen
No one at home to ask where I’ve been

I could make a change, I could run away
I could live in my head till my hair turns gray
But I’ll sit right down and get a little bit lost
And find another coin I doubt I’ll even toss

It’s time to distrust my memories
And disregard the sweet things you said to me
For a couple of hours l’ll be someone else
Feel a little something I haven’t felt

Yeah, I think I’ve seen this one before
About the guy who loses his old girl
To help the good guys win their noble war

Yeah, I think I’ve seen this one before
There was a piano player in some dark bar
And a guy who didn’t think he could love anymore

Ill-fated romance and sacrifice
Our sad-sack hero with his heart on ice
When in walks in a love from the past
Good omens, man, they just never last

“Nobody ever loved me that much,”
He uttered that line, and I was crushed
He felt the same things that I was feeling
Damn, cruel fate, and the cards he’s dealing

It was dark and raining when I finally left
All the actors I’d seen, undoubtedly dead
But it’s nice to know I’m not the only one
Who carries a heart that weighs a ton

Yeah, I think I’ve seen this one before
About the guy who loses his old girl
To help the good guys win their noble war

Yeah, I think I’ve seen this one before
There was a piano player in some dark bar
And a guy who didn’t think he could love anymore

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from Sad Boy Bummer, released August 15, 2021

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