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I heard Alan Jackson singing this tune as I was writing the lyrics. The whole song was written in a day (05SEP2019).

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There ain't nothin' left to say
When every word's a lie
But we say them anyway
I smile, and you sigh

There ain't no one left to blame
When you just can't say good-bye
So we carry on this way
Such a pretty little lie

I guess I wanted to believe
In every page I turned
In every song I sung
That love would always burn
But just like in the movies
They turn the lights up in the end
And you find yourself just sittin' there
Here in this life you're really in

There ain't nowhere left to turn
And you can't turn back time
So now I just pretend
and you pretend not to mind

Our two boys are older now
Than I was when we first met
Oh what I'd say to that younger me
But I wouldn't have listened anyhow

Because I just wanted to believe
In every page I turned
In every song I sung
That love would always burn
But just like in the movies
They turn the lights up in the end
And you find yourself just sittin' there
Here in this life you're really in

And all those days just passed on by
Such a pretty little lie

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from Under Different Stars - 2023, released June 9, 2023

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Brett Allen Gregory Livermore, California

I've always been compelled to write.

Early on it was journaling and poetry, but then that merged with my guitar addiction to become songwriting.

The process was always a bit manic, pressured, as if a large gorilla had stepped into my room, grabbed me by the lapels and said, "I will not let you sleep until you write this idea down." And so for years the gorilla and I danced madly thru the night.
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