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boy on a fence

from let me drive by Everything in Pen

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lyrics

there's a boy on a fence and it's literal
not a metaphor for how he might feel
he climbed up to the top
once he got there he got stuck
the next step's harder than it might seem

the boy on the fence has been crying
I don't know how long cause I just got here
I was unlocking my car
when I heard a strange sound
I looked up and he was dangling there

he says he was just leaving
he realized he left his keys behind
when he went in to get them
he got stuck in the yard
he analyzed every part
he thought this is the safest to climb

but the boy on the fence is now shaking
so I talk him down to his side
and we call the police
though I'm not sure that this is
the best option that we can find

he tells me that he's thirteen
he was twelve just a few weeks ago
lady, thanks for your offer
but I don't need your phone
I don't know who I would call
my mom's working and no one's at home

and this school, it's like a prison, it's like a factory
you're locked in, you're locked out, you're locked up
they don't care what you learn when you're in there
but they sure will blame you for what you do not

the boy on the fence, he is literal
he's not a metaphor for how he might feel
he climbed up to the top
once he got there, he got stuck
the next step's harder than it might seem

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from let me drive, released April 30, 2010
melanie and brian: backing vocals

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Everything in Pen San Francisco

Combining the pop sensibility of Big Star and narrative observations of Jonathan Richman and Aimee Mann, Everything in Pen’s songs cover many topics---war criminals, sexism, and Dave Eggers--through her unique lens as an obsessive reader. She sings the things you won’t say aloud, of the foolishness, the hopefulness and the almost unbearable humanness of us all. ... more

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