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Not Big Words (Just A Lot of Words)

from Jump Roping in Chains by Michelle Lynn Ptacek

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here is a penny for your thoughts
here is a dime for what your not
as you die for what you want
but you can’t live with what you’ve got

(refrain)
not big words just a lot of words
who really knows what they’ve heard
don’t feel the need to explain yourself to me
watching the news stay the same over time

I view myself as a spectator in life
my biggest fear is becoming someone else’s parade animal
as I strut through a highly edited version of myself
screaming

(refrain)

you say nothing anywhere makes any since
(or so it seems)
I don’t think you want to know me
I is the most frequently used word in the dictionary
facts like that tend to scare me

I have never toured the country
If I did my family would think
it’s because I’m a truck driver
so everyday I drive by where my brother works
because that is where my father works
past where my other brother works
just to get to where my mother works

I have one check and no cash
with a gas light flashing on my dash
they say here is a penny for your thoughts
and here is a dime for what your not

(refrain)

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from Jump Roping in Chains, released November 15, 2005
Engineered & Mixed by Harold Pederson
at Studio of Dreams in Mabel, MN
Mastered by Justin LeBreck
at JPL Records in Cary, IL

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Michelle Lynn Ptacek Decorah, Iowa

Here you will find Michelle's first five albums. She will soon record her history songs: The Inventors, The Explorers, and The Interrupted. Please sign up for the newsletter on her website for notifications.

Michelle owns an online education business and loves teaching in a variety of mediums about topics relevant to curious and passionate learners. ... more

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