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Blame it on Delores

from Contemplating Cacti by Shawn Waggoner

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If I were a painter, I would be known for my portraits of strong women who could be or are destroyed by the very thing that gives them strength.

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Blame it on Delores

She spends her days at the rifle range
where she always falls apart
Imagines the slow motion entry of a
bullet through her heart
Like bullets and brambles
she got under your flesh
And she tore through your body till there
wasn’t nothing left
But what you’re giving me
And that’s all you have left

So blame it
on Delores
that I can’t love you enough
I guess
life without her
is just a little too rough

She was like a gypsy’s fiddle
‘round a mountain fire
You stepped up to the flame,
you were mesmerized by her
Though she wasn’t waiting for you
but the end of the world
She gave her hidden heart to you
like a precious pearl
Yours at last
It couldn’t last

So blame it
on Delores
It’s been her fault all along
It only
makes sense now that
everything is gone

You look weathered by her storm
As sure as a river rises she did roam
She left your heart in such a mess
How you’d recover is anybody’s guess
And it wasn’t love you felt for me
It was dejavu
And I can only see Delores
when I look at you
I can’t look at you
Don’t want to look at you

So blame it
on Delores
Blame it on the night
It doesn’t
really matter
You’ll never make it right
You’ll never make it right
You’ll never make it right

COPYRIGHT 1999 SHAWN WAGGONER

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from Contemplating Cacti, released September 9, 1999
Fretless bass: David Farrell
Violin: Andrea Tolzmann
Acoustic rhythm guitar, vocals: Shawn Waggoner

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Shawn Waggoner Colorado

Shawn Waggoner began her music career in Austin, as the lead singer of the successful blues band, Blue Recluse. In '97, the band went on hiatus and Waggoner composed songs for her first cd, Contemplating Cacti. With a new focus on original, acoustic music, Waggoner teamed up with bassist David Farrell for three more cds. Each made its mark on the alternative-folk and Americana genres. ... more

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