Do Not as I Do

from Time of No Reply by Kelly Ash

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She was haunted by the dead but friendly ghosts.
As her helpers they stayed as her hosts
But the reason why she kept them was her fear for herself.
Yes, she was dangerous, she might

Drink some wine, sing all night, mess up the yard,
Steal a man, rape his love, and throw it away
And she became what she tried to avoid, she said

Do now as I say, darling, not as i do.
See the way I play, kid, not do as i do.
Do do dodo do do dodo do do not as i do
Or you'll feel blue.

That which no one knew was that her old love was gone,
Stolen from her dead man long ago.
Their son was treated bad by her ego and selfish thoughts.
She cared less 'bout him than 'bout her own.

He was soft, now he's hard,
Seemingly strong.
All he got was empty looks,
No confirmation.
All he was taught was through her to keep quiet

Do now as I say, darling, not as i do.
See the way I play, kid, not do as i do.
Do do dodo do do dodo do do not as i do
Or you'll feel blue.

It's not possible to teach a kid by preaching
When you do the opposite.

Do now as I say, darling, not as i do.
See the way I play, kid, not do as i do.
Do do dodo do do dodo do do not as i do
Or you'll feel blue.

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from Time of No Reply, released June 12, 2013
written by Hanne Hukkleberg, arranged by Kelly Ash

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Kelly Ash is a Seattle-based singer, songwriter, and music educator.

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