Akong (23/25)

*wrote another song

I’ve been away for awhile now (oh oh)
Looking for my own place out of town (oh oh oh)
There’s a girl you said
used to live here downstairs in this house
Don’t you remember
that was me
your granddaughter, your baby
 
You taught me how to sing
how to be louder than anything even
if you were shorter than everyone else in the room
You weren’t ever afraid
to make the whole world your own stage
I can’t believe I was ever embarrassed by you
 
And I can’t remember if I ever said it enough
And if I did I wonder how much of it stuck
 
Akong Akong
Did I say I love you ever
Akong Akong
I’m losing my mind to this storm
Hold on
I am
coming back for you
I will sing you all of your favorite songs
 
I am booking my flight to New York (oh oh)
Why do I find it so hard to go? (oh oh oh)
I’m afraid to see
what I’ll find in my family
when all of you is a memory we lost
when all of you is a memory we lost
 
You taught me how to drink
that is, drink all the sweetness of good company
diabetes of cheesy stories never ever killed anyone
You loved us all so much
how could I look for myself
as you fall out of touch and
lose more of yourself every passing day
 
And I can’t remember if I ever said it enough
And if I did I wonder how much of it stuck
 
What am I even saying?
 
Even if you forget me
Even though I’m far from ready
I’ll be that faceless girl
Singing you to sleep
 
Akong Akong
Did I say I love you ever
Akong Akong
I’m losing my mind to this storm
Hold on
I have
come back for you
together let us sing all your favorite songs
together let us sing all your favorite songs

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