The Necklace

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  “SHE WAS one of those pretty, charming young ladies, born, as if through an error of destiny, into a family of clerks. She had no dowry, no hopes, no means of becoming known, appreciated, loved, and married by a man either rich or distinguished; and she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the Board of Education. . . .  She had neither frocks nor jewels, nothing. And she loved only those things. She felt that she was made for them. She had such a desire to please, to be sought after, to be clever, and courted.” —THE NECKLACE Guy de Maupassant    France, 1884 (pic by Grok) Read this short story here:  https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-necklace

Somebody’s Home

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 Just can’t come to the door right now


At the gate, but missed the gun

I can't start, but I'm not done

Fortune never smiled at me

It left me on my own


Someone cracked the hour glass

Shattered time and scattered past

Set in stone, you can't un-cast

The die once thrown


And I'm in here with the blinds all drawn

I can hear you but I can't respond

Though the lights are on, just don't give up

'cause somebody's home

Somebody's home


Your eyes betray your sympathy

But your eyes can't see inside of me

Maybe there's nothing to see

I guess we'll never know


And I'm in here with the blinds all drawn

I can hear you but I can't respond

Though the lights are on, just don't give up

'cause somebody's home

Somebody's home


All the things I never said

All still here inside my head

All the plans you had for me

All that will never be


Oh, but don't give up on me

I see more than you think I see

Can anyone hear me, oh?


And I'm in here with the blinds all drawn

I can hear you but I can't respond

Though the lights are on, just don't give up

'cause somebody's home

Somebody's home

Somebody's home



Songwriters: Ted Leonard / Alan Morse

Somebody's Home lyrics © Reservoir Media Music, Reservoir 416

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