A Man In Denial

by @tcelliott

A Man In Denial
tcelliott
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Liner Notes

#altcountry #americana #acousticonetake

Kind of a riff off of the Bottle Rockets "Happy Anniversary."

Lyrics

I wrote you a letter
But I never sent it
For some reason
I must have invented

I wrote you a letter
About a broken heart
Said I was sorry
For my part

But look at you now
Wearing a smile
And I'm just a man in denial

I met your husband
Just the other day
While I was working
Near your old place

He asked if I knew you
Little does he know
I used to love you
A long time ago

But look at you now
Wearing a smile
And I'm just a man in denial

I couldn't tell you
Just what went wrong
I keep saying I don't miss you
I've been saying it all along

But look at you now
Wearing a smile
And I'm just a man in denial

Comments

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@paulmilne
Nice and heartfelt. Also reminded me of Unhappy Anniversary by Louden Wainwright III. Smile and denial is a lovely and unexpected rhyme, good work!
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@jinx
Now that's the kind of song I wish I'd written. Simple, straight-forward, heart-rending storytelling. Brilliant.
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@motorcitymusicman
I really like the intro. Sad story here, well expressed in the lyrics, with great music that is well performed. I enjoyed my listen.
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@dudachris
A good take on a well known position. I lyrics are:

"He asked if I knew you
Little does he know
I used to love you
A long time ago"

Musically the Bridge was awesome, really allows for the energy building into the last time through the chorus. Awesome 👏 👏 👏
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