A Single Look Behind

music and lyrics by Bradford Proctor

STEADY BUT REFLECTIVE

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All their ducks are in a row

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she is
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but

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con tent
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time is spent.

per fect
- ly

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life is com - fort able,

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Sev - eral sum -mers come and go

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he is rest -

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less,he is

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need - y,

he has things to do,

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thou - sand oth- er peo ple to

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pur - sue

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Suf - fo - cat - ing, nau - se - a - ting,more than he

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can

chew,

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all

the

while,

he knows

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and noth - ing will change

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Not a sing -

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a - maz - ing way

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her mind

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in the most

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She will love him ev - ery - day

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that she's think - ing:

Esus

and

le needfor dang -

er,

no de -si -

C7(ma/mi)

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re for a strang

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er,

and nev -er a sing -

le look

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A/G

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per - fect - ly

but

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he is

weak, and he is pri - vate,

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con - tent

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time is spent

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that he is

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Through his teeth, he'll prom - ise her

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they are com - fort - able,

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Life be comes
a sing -le blur

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be hind.
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he has

things to do,

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through,

and kil - ling him

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change

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She will love him ev - ery - day

and noth - ing will

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her

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that she's think - ing:

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Esus

to know

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in the most at - ten - tive way,

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I - deal - is - tic,nar - cis - sis - tic

pur - sue

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break - ing

thoughts are

world of peo - ple to

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gi - ant

Not a sing - le hes - i - ta

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mind

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- tion, just a ten - der ad - mir -a C7(ma/mi)

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and what

would

le look

be

be - hind,

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would

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be,

I should save

her from

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to her,

I'll save

her from

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me

and what

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Would I love her ev - ery - day

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and she'd be bet - ter off with - out me.

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in an un - re - sent - ful way,

SLOWER, WIDER

me

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and nev - er a sing

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tion

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with noth - ing to

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change

my

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mind?

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choos

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I'll nev - er give a sing - le look be - hind.

SLOW, colla voce

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If there's log - ic to be us - ing, I can save my - self from

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- ing

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on cue

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