1981

I found another letter

This one was not much better

From a girl so long ago

A girl I used to know in Reno

Yea things they kinda happened

But I flunked her test or something

Punk rock cured my misery

She said it ruined her and me

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Back in the day

We played in 1981

We and some fun way back in 1981

She went away I stayed in 1981

What's done is done

I found in 1981

I should explain the chorus

There was no future for us

She made life feel ok

We hung out every day

Then things got kinda creepy

She started getting weepy

Our things grew really odd

As soon as she found God

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She moved to Sacramento

Gave back all my mementos

Stood there and watched her go

Stayed with my band in Skeeno

We tried to keep things friendly

So hard when things have ended

Punk rock blamed for our decline

she said it ruined her and mine

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