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Semi-packed in a lonely shack

For about a year

With central heat and the room is cheap

But that’s not why I’m here

I was about to make a big mistake

And I came so near

This solitude has done me good

But that’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

For ninety days I’ve stayed away

And the need’s sincere

To make amends with so-called friends

But that’s not why I’m here

The need to take a mental break

Grows ever clear

It’s a constant strain pain in my brain

But that’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

‘Cause I’m here to watch as my brothers cry

And to live my life as it’ll surely pass me by

So far I’ve found that I’ve a lot to learn

About what’s going down around me

I’ll be here a bit longer

Just a bit longer

I’ll be here…just a bit longer

If she looks again I’ll be wondering

If I should volunteer

It’s the kind of love I’m dreaming of

But that’s not why I’m here

I scrub the sin off all my skin

And the scars appear

It seems at last He’ll erase my past

But that’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

That’s not why I’m here

I'll be here…just a bit longer

(Copyright 2005 ã David Tetreault)