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"I offered up my innocence, and got repaid with scorn."

Written by Andrew Nieporent, 2020.

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The sky had turned a shade of pink,
the wind was coming in.
The year was young, the autumn sprung,
so I swiped myself in.
She was sitting by herself, so I reached out for her hand.
She was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man.

She directed my attention to
the symbol on her skin.
Below her belt, I felt the means
to make her planets spin.
So I raised a standing army to defeat the Scorpion.
She was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man,
she was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man.

We walked the Maple Highway just
to find out where it led,
but we got lost, our arms were crossed
behind our heads.
So I took her to her leader, but I might have made a stand.
She was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man.

We wrote each poems
the direction of the wind.
With my words I sought to serve
her fire within.
But when it came to prose she was a Libertarian.
She was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man,
she was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man.

We sat awhile in the shade,
the distance closing in.
Moonstruck, I pushed my luck,
and our wheels did spin.
And to this day you still can find our bodies in the sand.
She was wearing ragged glory, couldn't find a better man.

credits

from Andrew & the Valentines, released January 31, 2023
Andrew Nieporent - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Adam Kahn - Bass

Anthony Francesco - Backing vocals
Steven Matthew Carter - Programmed drums and strings

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Andrew Nieporent Verona, New Jersey

Folk-infused singer-songwriter. Solo but increasingly band- and collaboration-oriented. Mostly acoustic but electric- curious. Host of the Fine Grind Open Mic Night. Veteran of thousands of local shows and open mics. Hardcore fan of Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Tom Waits, and Conor Oberst. Flattered to sometimes be aurally mistaken for John Darnielle, Colin Meloy, and Jeff Mangum. ... more

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