Nikos lyrics

She lived in a trailer out eastern road
Her loneliness was a disease
But my daddy couldn`t see it though
Her name was Linda her smile was forced
And folks `round town say she dressed like a divorce
My daddy had a son by her
`though she wasn`t supposed to be able
I was eight years old when they told me `round the table
I looked at my daddy, he looked to the ground

I guessed that we`d be stickin` round awhile
Might as well smile cause there`s no point in being mean
I guess that`s just what you get when you forget to dream

Got called to the principal`s office
Did I do something wrong?
Doctor on the telephone said,
`Congratulations, you`ve got a baby brother born.`
Got sent to a psychiatrist in case I resented their child.
I was bitter in my anguish but my manner was mild.
My daddy got excommunicated from the Mormon church.
Guess an illegitimate son in God`s eye has no worth
He tried to stick around but he flew the coop in spring.
He loved that baby just not Linda it seemed
But still I know we`d be stickin` round awhile
Might as well smile cause there`s no point in bein` mean.
I guess that`s just what you get when you forget to dream.
So Linda got remarried now my brother called that new man `dad`
But it didn`t last long I hear his temper was bad
So she said that we could see him on every other Saturday.
We all were shocked when he called my daddy `uncle`
She said it was better that way
They tried to get back together but it was off and on
One day she disappeared, I hear to Oregon.
I haven`t seen him since. I guess I`m supposed to forget.
That he was my brother too and not just their legal mess

I thought that we`d be stickin` `round awhile
Might as well smile `cause there`s no point in bein` mean.
I guess that`s just what you get when you forget to dream.

This song is for Nikos wherever you may be
I know things were tough but you`re okay by meAnd your momma ain`t a bad person, my daddy`s ain`t no fool
Sometimes parents just need forgiving too.
PS, I love you, your sister Jewel.
PS, I love you, your sister Jewel
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