Dear Sienna,
I've seen so much of the world
I've seen so many pretty girls
I've got so much I wanna tell you,
But I don't know how
It's kind of funny
I fit my whole life in a bag
With my name torn on an airplane tag
Less than fifty pounds is all,
I have to my name
My dear Sienna,
I fear I may have
Been broken down
Does that make me a broken man?
These strings are rusty
And they're cuttin' through me
But I won't let them go
Dear Sienna,
I thought this would be a little easier
But I keep finding myself missing her
See, I was born so loved
I had to learn how to be lonely
I still buy my
I buy my boots a little big
Just like when I was just a kid
But my feet have stopped growing
For some time now
My dear Sienna,
I fear I may have
Been broken down
Does that make me a broken man?
These strings are rusty
And they're cuttin' through me
But I won't let them go
Ohh
I want a city to inspire me
I want a window with a view
I want to smell a morning rain
I want to learn something new
I want to run on a beach with sandy teeth
With no idea how to get home
I want to race the moon till I meet my doom
I want to laugh at death and jump off the edge
Ohh
But most of all
I wanna fall in love
And I wanna say goodbye,
And never really mean it.
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