Middle School Town

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There's Something About That Odd Valero,
There's Something Odd About That Valero.

when i see the teal and yellow
i instantly think of my old fellow
there's something about that odd valero
that makes me think of macabre cello

motel 6, they're all around
from the night with stars, to the sun that pounds,
and this place is so beautiful year round
i've seen it through it all, rain or shine or sundown

but it also looks beautiful in the light
in fact, that's how i remember it,
that's how it shines life
with the sun in my eyes
and valero to company
and the boy on the bus next to me, come with me

my national anthem is the Mermaid sound
my flag is valero, capital of Middle School Town
with colors teal and yellow, i am brave and bold
of this one man nation, and the history foretold

this is my place, in which i am proud
i sing my songs with pride, and i sing them loud
i guess this town will always live within me
that there's no escaping, this life, lived much akin to me

i remember the band room, the memories and such
i remember the nights and the days and the luck
the magic is in the past, though i tried to make it last
but i will always remember
and never forget
that class.

and so, i go,
i cannot change my fate.
but damned i'll be if i ever forget that date.
december 2nd, 2016.
and you are one of me, if you know what that means.

blessed are the days,
and blessed were my ways.
and blessed was the boys who gave the whole era the craze.
and blessed is the Universe,
and blessed is the Ocean,
and blessed are you and me,
blessed that we've even spoken.

for these days mean so much more than you know;
into the woods and the absence of golden glory
i go.

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