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Temporary Tattoo

from Live at NERFA by Jonathan Byrd

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Temporary Tattoo JByrd

I showed my love for you with a temporary tattoo.
I washed it off with the dirt. I didn't want it to hurt.
I was afraid someday our love would turn blue.
I wanted to keep it new like a temporary tattoo

You went under the gun to show me how much I meant to you-
a little rose with my name. It was the real thing.
You didn't understand you were wearing the brand of a damned fool.
All that I could do was a temporary tattoo.

I tried you on for fun.
You thought I was the one.

You must be sore. It’s hard to ignore a new bruise.
Now I'm out of your life like some Crackerjack prize.
Memories fade. Traces remain to remind you
I was only as true as a temporary tattoo.

All that I could do was a temporary tattoo.

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from Live at NERFA, released December 12, 2018

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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