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and all your friends they worship you
you make them dance like they always wanted
and you always were the prettiest dress in the room

and sometimes you look so lost and puzzled
and innocent and ashamed
like a lonely bird with a broken wing
on the side of the road in the rain
waiting for god
or a hungry dog

(chorus)
we grow, we grow, we grow, we grow, we grow until we don't fit

and my father asked me
"how do you stay warm
with a mouth like that?
in my day we only said such things
behind our parents' backs"
he reminds me of you when he smiles sometimes
like he isn't quite sure where he is
like a child who laughs
when he sees those around him start laughing

(chorus)
we grow, we grow, we grow, we grow, we grow until we don't fit

my father he never knew that he changed
when he came home from war
and a wounded bird doesn't understand
why it can't fly anymore
and all your friends they worship you
make them dance like they always wanted
and you always were the prettiest dress in the room

credits

from Respectable Enemy, released August 12, 2014
Curtis McMurtry- vocals, acoustic guitar
Diana Burgess- vocals, cello
Taylor Turner- upright bass
Will Sexton- electric guitars
Shawn Zorn- drums

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Curtis McMurtry Austin, Texas

Curtis McMurtry writes apocalyptic indie folk about the selfish and the cowardly. Influenced by Fiona Apple and Tom Waits, Curtis' music combines sinister lyrics with sophisticated orchestrations. He specializes in sad songs and mean songs, and considers his catalogue to be “music for people that like to read.” ... more

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