Joe Rivas Biography

I captured a butterfly in a jar
I danced around in the grass for hours
Chasing it down stumbling falling laughing
Making the chase the most rewarding
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I blow out the candles for you
Before the wax drips down on the frosting
It’s your birthday today
And the ritual has begun again
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I remeber how it was when you were still around
I had not a care or worry in the world
I could do anything that I wanted to
Becasue you always took care of me
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Moon light shatters the sky, pushing back the dark
Keeping at bay all those harbored fears of the night
The sound of waves crashing far below on cliffs
Powerful rhythm of tide moving rock and earth
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I know the truth is hard to see
When you make it up like me
And you will think back to these days
Never to understand my ways
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