The Scarlet Crayon & The Steel Wool

The Scarlet Crayon & The Steel Wool
©℗ Copyright Christopher W. Hyde, 2019, 2022 all rights reserved.Show more

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The story that scarlet crayon could tell
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When Gwen drew it along the hallway
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wall with a smile………
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A distracted smile.
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She didn’t know why, still don’t know why
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It’s alright…..

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Of course they had paint oe’r the wall
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The scarlet trail fell
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For awhile,
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For awhile
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Sweet child, my sweet child
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She smiled!

Solo

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George St. Pierre and my Dad
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Had a talk with me
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Bout’ 40 years ago,
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After Halloweeen
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You see they saw
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My initials on the kindergarten wall.
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Oh the story my fingers could tell
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cold November day
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Scrubbed my initials
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Off the kindergarten wall

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I don’t know why, still don’t know why
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That’s a lie!

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The story that scarlet crayon could tell
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When Gwen drew it along the hallway
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wall with a smile………
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A distracted smile.
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She didn’t know why, still don’t know why
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It’s alright!

Repeat First Verse, Solo and Fade