Lonely Betty

from Not Here by Pollies

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Betty was young and dreamed of love
A love she would plan as she played
In her mind, she didn't have the time
So, Jimmy would do for today

Jimmy was cast to live real fast
A role he would learn from his peers
He lived in shacks and picked up small bags
That he would sell to the addicts for years

Jimmy is high strung and Betty is left alone
With 3 little kids on the Trace
Over the years, the blood, sweat, and tears,
Had dried up on Betty's sweet face

So, Betty left home and Jimmy got hung
With 3 little words on his chest
I, love, and you, were left subdued
By the things that had left bigger tracks

From the burnt down coals and Jimmy's dirty holes
Was Betty and those 3 kids
If Jimmy would’ve seen
Betty's burnt down dreams

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from Not Here, released September 25, 2015

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