When I Was the One

from THE MAN WHOSE HEAD WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE by John Soeder

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WHEN I WAS THE ONE
John Soeder
© 2012

I killed the monster
Under your bed
Answered all those questions
That popped in your head
I tied your shoes
When they came undone
It was all in a day’s work
When I was the one

We ran til we dropped
We laughed til we cried
On backyard crusades
We fought side by side
Your wish my command
Yeah I got it done
I used to move mountains
When I was the one

But time marches on
As time tends to do
And I’m only human
Now you know the truth

Once I controlled
The moon and the sun
Or so you believed
When I was the one

Time marches on
As time tends to do
And I’m only human
To tell you the truth

But once I controlled
The moon and the sun
Or so you believed
When I was the one

Now who ties your shoes
When they come undone
I miss the days
When I was the one

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from THE MAN WHOSE HEAD WAS SOMEWHERE ELSE, track released March 3, 2012
music & lyrics by John Soeder

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