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I Count the Days

I COUNT THE DAYS, THE DAYS YOU’VE BEEN GONE THAT IS, DAY ONE I WANTED TO BE ALONE AND I CRIED, DAY TWO THOUGH WITHOUT SUCCEEDING TRIED LOSING YOUR MEMORIES, DAY THREE I TALKED TO FRIENDS I TRIED TO GET A LITTLE BETTER, DAY FOUR I WROTE YOU A LETTER, DAY FIVE I ADMITTED TO YOU MAKING MY HEART SHATTER, DAY SIX I KEPT UP WITH MY FRIENDS ENDLESS CHATTER, DAY SEVEN I KNEW YOU WERE LONG GONE… NOW YOU SEE THE WEEK, THERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO TAKE A PEEK, WOULD YOU BELIEVE SHE’S BEEN GONE FOR A YEAR? EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS HERE ONLY A MONTH, OUR LOVE NEVER HAD ITS GROWTH SPURT, SO NOW I JUST DO AS I HAVE BEEN… I COUNT THE DAYS…

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