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The Absentee

from High Hopes by Matt Hopper

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Wrote this one when I was about 19 years old. It actually came out on a compilation called "Other Songs and Dances Vol. 1" and was the first song I'd ever had on iTunes. The original version might even still be available, I don't even know. All I know is this newer version blows the old one out of the water.

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The Absentee

Am You wear your G hair tied up in F knots
You don’t know really what you’ve got
To hold onto something you love
Then watch it slip out of your grasp
You’re on your back when you find out
The absentee from all your dreams
Is waiting there for you
Somewhere in the world
But they are not the type to come around
You cried yourself to sleep
Just waiting for the call
That never came to save you from your fall
You found an answer
You found a light
And your life’s worth living
You found a reason
You found disaster
You found that love is giving
And maybe you’re alone
And maybe you’re in pain
And I am all that’s left to sort you out
You cried yourself to sleep
Just waiting for the call
That never came to save you from your fall
You’re not alone now
You’re not alone now
You’re not alone now
You’re not alone now
You’re not alone now
You’re not alone now

Tempo: 84 Key: Am

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from High Hopes, released November 1, 2013
Hopper - piano, guitar, bass, vocals
Jacks - piano

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