A Visit To Shangri La

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Your life is so lonely

like a child without a toy.

Then a miracle: a boy.  

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I packed my clothes and
left home that night.

Though she begged me to stay,

I was sure I was right.

And you know something funny?

I forgot that boy right away.

Instead I remember
being tucked in bed

and hearing my mama say

"Hush, little baby, don't you cry
Mama won't go away"

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SHANGRI-LAs
I Can Never Go Home
Anymore 

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