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The Man from Nowhere
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The Man from Nowhere

And the past is like a platform out in space where there’s darkness every direction I face.

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David schell
Oct 26, 2022
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The Man from Nowhere

I had bicycle chained in the hall.
She had my photo hung on her wall.
We rented a boat, dragged our feet in the water.
I knew my heart by the earrings I bought her.

All the things I know and feel,
It all still seems so real.
All the things I did with care.
I’m the man from nowhere.

We’d take our car to go for a ride.
Sit by the r…

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