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Sweet Marissa

from Forwarding Address EP by Drew Morrison

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It was on a crowded street; I was walking in a trance
She came on to me with questions and then asked me for a dance
A loser microwaves his breakfast,
But with her I have a chance
Oh, sweet Marissa, how I love you.

In a cabin by a lake I holed up tight with my CDs
She came in and cleaned me up, and she invited me to tea
And she said, “Put away your shotgun, babe,
you’re safe right here with me.”
Oh, sweet Marissa, how you move me.

Down there in the concrete canyons
In the loud casino wars
Where you think and plot and think until you can’t think any more
And the wires scream like shells
Exploding ‘round the break room door
Oh, sweet Marissa, please write me.

Deep in the darkest nightmares
She shivers and she shrieks
While she’s locked in mortal battle
With those demons, wolves, and beasts.
And I try to bathe her forehead
And I hold her in my peace
Oh, sweet Marissa, how you love me.

Beneath a chandelier of stars, laid on the hood of a Bel Air
While the Symphony from Mars played I kissed her on her hair
And Sam Cooke came up on the radio
Said, “Don’t go anywhere.”
Oh, sweet Marissa, how you frighten me.

An old comrade came from Nashville and we lit out for the coast
And we totaled thirteen cars
And wound up stranded with the ghosts
Then she called me from a pay phone
Sent a greyhound for us both
Oh, sweet Marissa, how you live with me.

On state route 31 they found her
She’d been lost for thirty days
The sheriff called me up and said
She didn’t know her name
I took her to the place
And nursed her back to sound and sane
Oh sweet Marissa, you ennoble me.

An owl speaks from a walnut
Spinning odd, fantastic tales
Friends are stashed up in the barn
With Christmas lights strung on the bales
As the band warms up with Levon Helm,
The moon unfolds its sails.
Oh, sweet Marissa, you complete me.

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from Forwarding Address EP, released October 11, 2014

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Drew Morrison Chicago, Illinois

Drew Morrison is a rock musician and songwriter living in Chicago, IL. He's been playing guitar in bands and writing songs since the age of 12. His music has a wide variety of influences, from The Beatles to The Black Keys. His energetic liver performances are made from a recipe of originals and and eclectic mix of covers for any audience. ... more

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