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Recondite Recollection Lyrics by Rick Barry

Declaration Of Codependence

2006

[Verse 1]
Chasing shadows off the doorway
There was night terrors in your arms
I woke with a yell and you asked if I was okay
I said there was no reason to be alarmed
Now there's a raccoon turf fight in the backyard
And their battle cries are keeping us awake
We start laughing, trying to figure what they are
Trying to say
Well I'm gonna take a guess
They'll take what they can get
[Verse 2]
Now I've forgotten about God for a long time
Or should I say that she has forgotten me
Every day I am the asshole in the spotlight
So your shadow is comforting
That night you said you should've started running
Well me, I didn't have the good sense
Or maybe I would've seen this coming
But I'm not giving up yet
Though I'll take what I can get
[Verse 3]
Drinking all night at the hotel
Two days straight without sleep
And gee, your laughter was seductive
Your eyes glazed in a minor key
Now it's been so long since I had a place to call home
I've been wandering for some decade
My values were abruptly disowned
I was a writer with not much left to say
And I have not recovered yet
But I'll take what I can get
[Verse 4]
You've been injured by the evils of the business
Thinking maybe you don't have the stomach for it yet
And you surrender by such greed and ugliness
That shit is hard to forget
I'd heard you were a talented performer
You said you'd heard my songs on the internet
Saying my words made you want to cash in and surrender
It was such a strange compliment
But I'll take what I can get
Credits
Rick Barry

Rick Barry

About “Recondite Recollection” by Rick Barry

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"Recondite Recollection" is credited to Rick Barry. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Recondite Recollection" appears on "Declaration Of Codependence" in 2006.

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