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I WISH I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AGAIN

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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I WISH I COULD BE 12 YEARS OLD AGAIN

i wish i could be
12 years old again
i wish i could
n my mom
was the prettiest girl
in her big
gold dress
n my dad was drinkin’ himself
to death

n i learned
to play
the piano
n i learned
to be alone
n i knew
who my best friend was
it was Stevie
MacIntyre
he lived in a old grey shack
through the woods
n Stevie had a box
of comic books
n we lay
on the rug side by side
n his house
it smelled like wallpaper paste
n his hair was cut short
like mine

n i thought
i was
Flash Gordon
n i think
i had a cape
n i think
we both played doctor
in the barn
ya know we did

i can’t go back
to that old grey shack
n who i am today
nothin’s changed
i’m still that kid

i wish i could be
12 years old again
i wish i could
n my mom
was the prettiest girl
in her big
gold dress
n i fell in love
w Tallulah Bankhead
n my dad was drinkin’ himself
t death

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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