Treehouse

from Paper Walls by Michelle McAfee

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Written by Michelle McAfee

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Standing in the door of the treehouse
Sunday slippers on
She had her hands on her hips
She's the same year that I was
The same year that I was

She had a crush on Tommy
He was the boy next door
He drove a big black Mustang
It was older than he was
He was older than she was

Tommy he said Hey there girl
Come up here with me
I got something in the treehouse
I think you'd like to see
I think you'd like to see

He gave her the nectar
He kissed her on the cheek
She flew like an airplane
When it hits that old jetstream
Hits that old jetstream

Hey you lose all your dreams
When you fly with heroin wings
You feel you're above everything
But you're falling
You're falling

On her eighteenth birthday
She had a baby named Joe
Cute as a blue-eyed kitten
But he cried too much you know
He cried too much you know

Her mama took the baby
She took to the streets
Sleeping in dark doorways
And between dirty sheets
Between dirty sheets

Hey you lose all your dreams
When you fly with heroin wings
You feel you're above everything
But you're falling
You're falling

Joe has a couple of kids now
Joe has a beautiful wife
He never built them a treehouse
He never told them why
He never told them why

Hey you lose all your dreams
When you fly with heroin wings
You feel you're above everything
But you're falling
You're falling

credits

from Paper Walls, released June 1, 2019
David Jacobs-Strain - Lead Guitar, Baritone Guitar
Viktor Krauss - Upright Bass
Anna Tivel - Fiddle, Background Vocal
Michelle McAfee - Vocal, Acoustic Guitar

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Michelle McAfee Williams, Oregon

Michelle McAfee is an Americana Folk Songstress with a way of weaving unforgettable melodies into vivid stories. Born with a fierce love of mountains and wanderlust, McAfee infuses her songwriting with a sense of place and adventure. Michelle has opened shows for major acts such as The Indigo Girls, G Love & Special Sauce and was a staff songwriter for publishers in Nashville and Los Angeles. ... more

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