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Broken Flower

from Collecting Empties by JOHN COMMON

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BROKEN FLOWER
written by john common

standing next to watson's drugstore
miles below the skyline on the concrete floor
watching all the beggars try their lines
don't bother brother, it's a waste of time

hey broken flower
what's it like to grow in a sewer?
broken flower

kicking 'round the capital looking for a score
searching for that feeling I felt before
looking at the pretty girl waiting on a bus
there's about 10 feet, but 2 billion miles between us

hey broken flower
what's it like to grow in a sewer?
broken flower

I'm waltzing through traffic, dancing on the street
I feel my head miles above my feet
and I wonder if that pretty girl thinks of me
late at night watching high rise t.v.

hey broken flower
what's it like to grow in a sewer?
broken flower

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from Collecting Empties, released August 1, 1999

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JOHN COMMON Denver

Confession: I like broken shit. I’m just drawn to it. Always have been. I like it even more if it used to be shiny, beautiful, innocent or full of promise. See, the way down is so interesting to me. The way it actually happens, why it happens, the little details that break off as it’s happening. ... more

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