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Can't Turn Loose

from Contemplating Cacti by Shawn Waggoner

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Can’t Turn Loose

I’m always the last one at the party
The sun comes up and I stumble home alone
I’ve never understood the simple grace of being the first to go
The last words I hear are never my own

And I can’t turn loose
I can’t turn loose
I can turn around in circles
I can twist like a knife
But I can’t turn loose

In my dream your car tears down the highway
I’m caught in your door and my body’s dragging alongside
I look up just long enough to see what’s holding me in there
And my hands are clenched tightly to your side

And I can’t turn loose
I can’t turn loose
I can turn back to find you
I can turn down a drink
but I can’t turn loose

If you turned over a new leaf
I’d go ahead and turn the other cheek
Turn over in my grave
Turn to the next page
But I turn the key
and lock the door
Turn the corner
I can’t see you anymore
Turn a whiter shade of pale
Turn a lie to a fairytale
but I.....

I can turn back the hands of time
Turn a dollar to a lousy dime
Turn tricks in the holy light of God
Turn out to be a weak fraud

But I can’t turn loose
I can’t turn loose

COPYRIGHT 1999 Shawn Waggoner

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from Contemplating Cacti, released September 9, 1999
Upright acoustic bass: David Farrell
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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