Don't Pry Me Open

from By The Summertime by David James Allen

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Don’t pry me open
Don't shatter my doubts
Sunlights a setting,
Beyond the maple tree bough
And I'm on the lookout
for shooting stars of the mind
don't pry me open, not here, tonight

Don't pry me open
Don't pry me open
Don't pry...

Don't pry me open
Don't flatter my doubt
I'll speak when I’m ready
to you and nobody else
Oh yes, it gets lonely
living inside a shell
please don't pry me open
may I release in short spells

I'm the same old record groove
I'm the same old tattered shirt
I’m that same old whistle blowing after you
I'm that same old runny nose
I'm that same old poke and gloat
I'm that same old sturdy boat in love with you

Don't pry me open
Don't scatter my cloud
Please don't pry me open
may I release in short spells
it's taken me years
to fight off the fear
of letting another
witness my tears

Don't pry me open
Don't pry me open
Don't pry me open
Don't pry…

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from By The Summertime, released June 9, 2023

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David James Allen Prince Edward, Ontario

David James Allen is a producer, graphic artist, and maker of folk and country songs including those on his new album By The Summertime. He lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

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