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Kalamazoo

from The Future Tense by Niall Connolly

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Kalamazoo

I met a girl from Kalamazoo, it’s a real place,

I know, cos I passed through,

On a greyhound bus heading north from you,

I’d never been so far from the sea.

She said, do you mind if I sit here a while,

I’ve got ten hours left, I don’t know, and she smiled.

She said everyone knows that it’s not always fair

The people you care for can let you down,

Everyone knows that it’s not always fair,

And that the people you care for can let you down.

But hope wears strange clothes,

And shows up on your door in your darkest hour.

Waking up on couches in other peoples homes,

I’m sick of missing you and broken telephones,

I was cold and cranky, in and out of dreams

I was reading a book about birds, a book you said I should read.

She said, everyone knows how this story goes,

I’m going to change the ending I swear.

Everyone knows how these stories close,

I’m going to change the ending I swear...

But hope wears strange clothes

And shows up on your door in your darkest hour.

She said, you know I don’t care much for words

No I’ve seen them twisted and I’ve felt them turned

By the very ones from whom I learned,

That it’s not always fair, that the people you care for can let you down

No, it’s not always fair and the people you care for can let you down,

But hope where’s strange clothes and shows up on your door in your darkest hour

I met a girl from Kalamazoo,

I was reading about birds,

But I was thinking about you.

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from The Future Tense, released October 1, 2007

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Niall Connolly Brooklyn, New York

"Terrific. Disarming and beautifully crafted folk-pop. Connolly is a witty storyteller and a not-to-be-missed songsmith."

- The Chicago Tribune

"Among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City."

-No Depression
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