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Anything To Keep From Crying

from Chin Up (2003) by Susan Gibson

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ANYTHING TO KEEP FROM CRYING

I’ve been on the verge of tears
For the better part of a year
I can’t seem to catch my breath
Trying to make myself grieve
Is an emotional dry heave
If only I could laugh myself to death

I try to get ahold of my self
I’m even checking into self help
My smile is half a stiff upper lip
I’ve got a lump in my throat
Call a white collar or a white coat
Someone to help me get a grip

I’ve tried the truth and I’ve tried lyin’
I’ve tried not to look you in the eye
I’ve tried to trust you, I’ve tried spying
Anything to keep from cryin’

I’m pacing back & forth
Wearing wagon ruts in the floor
Tell myself I’m staying on track
I’m tearing up and it’s blurring my focus
I’m convinced it’s hocus pocus
A smoke & mirror’s act

I’ve tried the truth and I’ve tried lyin’
I’ve tried not to look you in the eye
I’ve tried to trust you,
I’ve tried spying
Anything to keep from cryin’

I could rent a tragedy &
I could laugh at all the people like me
fall asleep with my television on
Maybe I could find a new pill
Get my prescription filled
I’m looking for a new addiction
Anything to keep from crying…..

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from Chin Up (2003), released June 1, 2002

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