Massachusetts Summer

from Devotion by Deerheart

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Massachusetts Summer
Fresh out of school
All the good things on their way to you
You didn’t have much, but it was enough
For you to make do
With nowhere to go
You were out on your own
But I didn’t know
That you weren’t alone
And your future was clear
As a baby’s first tear
That first Massachusetts summer

Could that have been my home?
Could that have been my life?
Away from this grinding stone
What might have been
If we had been…?

In the heat of the day
I caught and carried you in my arms
On the turnpike at night
My mind was flashing dancing back in time
Oh I was too late
Your heart had moved on
He kept you safe
He helped you be strong
And the truth was as clear
As a baby’s first tear
That Massachusetts summer

Could that have been my home?
Could that have been my life?
Away from this grinding stone
What might have been
If we had been…?

Oh I couldn’t stay
And you couldn’t leave
We were too yong
To know to believe
And the future was there
The future was then
That Massachusetts summer

Could that have been my home?
Could that have been my life?
Away from this grinding stone
What might have been,
If we had been?

Could that have been my home?
Could that have been my life?
Away from this grinding stone
What might have been,
If we had been…?

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from Devotion, released February 14, 2013
Words & Music by Tom Ciorciari

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