HOW TO RETURN HOME

from Tales from the Bad Years

Lyrics by KAIT KERRIGAN
Music by BREE LOWDERMILK

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Your bare feet slid-ing on the old wood-en floor-boards. Home just as you it but still you're shak-en.

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where she's been and who_

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Your chi.Id-hood's on the oth - er side of a sprawl - ing ct'i'":"

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t'oo wide._ Take a si - lent breath. _

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It' s call - ing you to be the girl that you were way

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