Dear John, So Long
By: Glenn Lanford
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This one is based on a true story ...
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WHEN I WAS A LAD OF EIGHTEEN, SET OUT TO SING MY FAVORITE SONGS HEADED OFF TO COLLEGE - FELT I COULD NO WRONG I WAS LOOKING FOR ACADEMICS TO OPEN DOORS FOR ME, BUT I FELL FOR AN OPEN-MINDED WOMAN, FORGOT ABOUT MY BIG CITY DREAMS SHE WAS MY COLLEGE SWEETHEART OR SO IT SEEMED TO ME I THOUGHT IT WAS FAIR FOR ME TO ASSUME SHE WOULD ALWAYS BE WITH ME, BUT ONE DAY SHE HIT ME WITH A BOMBSHELL MADE A FOOL OF ME SAID SHE’D ONLY BE ON THE CAPE FOR AWHILE, BUT THIS IS WHAT SHE WROTE TO ME: DEAR JOHN, SO LONG - SO LONG, DEAR JOHN) (REPEAT) (BREAK) SHE MUST HAVE STUDIED ACADEMICS IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR WAY PROFESSED TO KNOW A PROFFESOR WHO WOULD TAKE HER ACROSS THE SEA SO IT’S ALL HISTORY 101 - CHAPTER 1 - BLINDED BY LOVE DON’T LET YOUR LOVE FOR A WOMAN KEEP YOU FROM SINGING YOUR SONG SO IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE FEEL YOU CAN DO NO WRONG REMEMBER WHERE YOU’RE COMING FROM AND WHERE YOU’RE HEADED TO AND KEEP ON KEEPING ON - KEEP ON KEEPING ON SING YOUR FAVORITE SONG - DEAR JOHN, SO LONG DEAR JOHN, SO LONG - SO LONG, DEAR JOHN (REPEAT)
