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Dom
The tires whistle	1
The tune in my head	2
As the last	3
blown speaker	4
in my car	5
goes dead.	6
I’m wondering if she’s	7
Sleeping with him.	8

(Leave, just leave)	9

I pull in the driveway	10
From miles away.	11
I know that light means	12
That he’s still awake.	13
Is she	14
still on	15
the phone	16
with him?	17

(Bleed, let me bleed)	18

I’m still in their	19
backyard,	20
Though I know it’s late,	21
These hours are passing	22
At an unearthly rate.	23
I know if I do it she’ll hear me for sure	24
So I…	25

(Scream, just scream)	26

I know that he loves her	27
And that’s what I hate.	28
And I pull off the driveway	29
One moment too late;	30
He’s leaving for work	31
He sees me	32
and sometimes	33
I wish that she would	34
just…	35

(Leave, just leave)	36
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