In Lieu of Flowers

from Gunslingers by The Shy Guys

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I wasted my whole paycheck on those roses that I sent you. I thought they'd break you down, but I could barely even dent you. I remember a time when we would sit and talk for hours, but you gave me the slip in lieu of flowers.

Remember how we used to gross out everyone who knew us, with pet names, googly eyes, and stolen kisses on the school bus? But now you just laugh at my heart as it grows stale and sours. You gave me the boot in lieu of flowers.

Sometimes I actually go crazy: they find me blowing kisses at the daisies. Sometimes I just want to spray you, uproot you, pot you, and display you.

I loved you because you made my dreams seem so alive and wild. I guess a shrink would say that you brought out my inner child. But now my inner child just stays in his room and cowers. You gave me a start in lieu of flowers. You tore me apart in lieu of flowers. You broke my heart in lieu of flowers.

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from Gunslingers, released March 31, 2001

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The Shy Guys were:
Charles Camacho
Chadd Derkins
Chris Grivet
Jonnie Whoa Oh

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