Squidlet Anthem

The day I found out, April 6, I went to school and came home and went to Amy’s.  When I pulled out of the driveway, this song came on that I’d never heard, and it seemed really spookily fitting, the chorus anyway.  But I didn’t know who sang it (maybe DMB?) and didn’t know the title.  It was reassuring, though, you know, like . . .  a sign.  And on my way to my first doctor appointment, I heard it again, and decided that yes, it must be DMB, and hearing it AGAIN MUST be a sign.  Especially since I’d kind of put out the BatSignal to have a sign sent from the dead friends, which, creepily enough, has worked in bizarre ways more than once.  And the sign/song itself clicked together when the other day, American Woman came on the radio, and I immediately flashed to hanging out over the river and having one of the dead friends singing "American Woman…. stay away from meeee…."  Um, not because he wanted me to go away, but because I was in Canada, and an . . . American woman. You know. Stupid stuff.

I looked up the song today, and funnily enough, it’s NOT "Miracle baby" which I thought it was, and didn’t want to be my sign because that sounded way too double-Z Cheezzy. The song is behind the cut:

american baby

By: Dave Matthews Band

If these walls came crumbling down
Fell so hard to make us lose our faith
From what’s left you’d figure it out
And makes lemonade taste like a sunny day

Stay beautiful baby
I hope you stay American baby
American baby

Nobody’s laughing now
God’s grace lost and the devil is proud
But I’ve been walking for a thousand miles
Just one last time I could see you smile
I hold onto you
You bring me hope I’ll see you soon
And if i don’t see you, I’m afraid we’ve lost the way

Stay beautiful baby
I hope you stay American baby
American baby

I hold on to you
You lift me up and always will
I see you in life and hope I don’t get left behind
I hold on to you
You bring me hope I’ll see you soon
And if I don’t see you, I’m afraid we’ve lost the way

Stay beautiful baby
I hope you stay American baby
American baby

Nobody’s laughing now,
But you could always make me laugh out loud

Stay beautiful baby
I hope you stay American baby
American baby
I hope you stay beautiful baby
I hope you stay American baby
American baby

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