[ti:happy home (keep on writing)] [ar:Kimya Dawson] [al:Alphabutt] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Happy Home (Keep on Writing) - Kimya Dawson [00:14.34]There was a time in my life [00:15.71]That I felt so all alone [00:16.84]That I never thought that someday [00:18.29]I would have a happy home [00:19.96]A family and a four track radio [00:21.36]Shack microphone [00:22.85]A backyard and a hammock [00:24.42]And a paid off student load [00:26.00]A backyard and a hammock [00:27.17]And a paid off student load [00:28.65]So if you see me and I'm dreaming [00:34.45]About selling socks on ebay [00:40.28]Shake me hard till I'm awake [00:46.17]Stitches will unravel [00:49.11]The stitches will unravel [00:52.01]The stitches will unravel [00:54.40]If you knit with fishing line [00:57.67]Though your cast will be refined [01:00.49]You'd be better off with twine [01:05.23]When I was a kid we [01:06.47]Would play Annie at recess [01:07.83]I was always Sandy because [01:09.14]I was the smallest [01:10.59]From all that crawling on the blacktop [01:11.93]There were holes in all my jeans [01:13.76]In the toes of my bowed shoes [01:15.31]But I never complained [01:16.52]Because I didn't think that I could sing [01:19.36]See I never perfected that nasally thing [01:22.26]All the kids sang in the school play [01:25.52]Now I know it's better [01:26.68]If we don't all sound the same [01:28.47]Now I know it's better [01:29.52]If we don't all sound the same [01:31.57]So if you hear me and I'm screaming [01:37.23]About auditions for Annie [01:43.11]I hope you will try out with me [01:48.84]There are parts for everybody [01:54.53]And you don't need to be the dog unless [01:57.51]You like being the doggy [02:02.24]He's up against a team [02:03.28]That he has never seen before [02:04.88]And they march into the outfield like [02:06.18]They're marching off to war [02:07.64]It's a good one out to right field but [02:09.40]They're quick and make the play [02:10.77]And as the curtain closes [02:11.78]He just bows and walks away [02:13.48]Singing"If you're breathing you are living [02:16.65]If you're living you are learning [02:19.64]So write and write and keep on writing [02:22.71]Just make sure your life's exciting [02:25.52]So if you see me [02:27.98]And I've joined the roller derby [02:31.53]Know that I've become something [02:34.24]I always wanted to be [02:37.42]Fast and strong and part of a team [02:43.44]Teacher thanks for everything [02:48.94]You said"If you're breathing you are living [02:52.28]If you're living you are learning [02:55.36]So write and write and keep on writing [02:58.45]Just make sure your life's exciting [03:01.43]Write and write and keep on writing [03:04.38]Just make sure your life's exciting [03:07.39]Write and write and keep on writing [03:10.40]Just make sure your life's exciting [03:13.39]Just make sure your life's exciting [03:16.32]Just make sure your life's exciting