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now savannah i d like to tell you
more about that deadbeat husband
i mentioned i m fairly certain
he s the one who got somebody
to cast the evil spell
which turned me into a roach
as far as i can tell he
got miffed when i told him
i wanted to speak with his
parents about what happened
whatever he told them was lies
i hate thinking that someone
out there thinks ill of me
because of misrepresentation
i don t mind much if i m
not so highly thought of
as long as it stems from a
healthy jealousy or from
a distaste for things i ve
done or said conscious
decisions on my part
to bring malicious thoughts
to maddy just because a person
can t face the truth and can t
be honest with those around him
well that s beyond uncalled for
i tell you this i would gladly
accept my fate as lowly vermin
if i knew i had never been
misunderstood if i could
be sure no one had ever lied
about me if i was certain
my good intentions hadn t been
dragged through the dirt
i cannot concede defeat
so long as i know someone
out there had a mistaken idea
of who i am will you help me
with this savannah question mark
i d just need you to deliver
a couple of letters for me
to the coward s parents
so help me they ve got to
know the truth the truth
about their self-absorbed and
callous son if i knew that
they knew what really happened
i would sleep better at night

(2007)

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