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What You Can and Can't Keep

from 2008 Demos by Jesse Shepherd-Bates

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You can keep the posters that I lent you
I’ve got nowhere to hang them anyway
You can keep the presents that I sent you
Unused and confused though they may lay

But you can’t keep my conversations
And you can’t keep my heart
And if one day a look back leads you to temptation
I suggest you find a new place to start

You can keep the books I told you to read
I’ve already read them once or twice
You can keep the globe my Papa left me
I hear it makes your kitchen look quite nice
And you can keep all my jackets and sweaters
In fact I’ve got a few more to spare
And you can keep my sonnets and love letters
You were a wonderful muse, it’s only fair

But you can’t keep my midnight phone calls
And you can’t keep my embrace
And if one day you find you don’t want to be alone after all
You better hope it’s not too late
Cause I know too well how you can change
From a hand-me-down to a hand grenade
But I never say never so you can keep me in mind

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from 2008 Demos, released December 31, 2008

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