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As A Boy / In Love

from For The Birds and Children by Dave Deporis

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As a boy I would stand
in awe of the sight of the band
criss and crossing the land,
the lights and the clapping of hands

As a boy, as a boy, as a boy
I see things
As a boy, as a boy, as a boy
I see things

And I'm throwing pennies
that belong
to the bank of your heart,
the bank of your heart
I wish it could be mine

Later on as a man
I'm doing the best that I can
I imagine your lips,
my hands on the side of your hips

As a boy, as a boy, as a boy
I see things
As a boy, as a boy, as a boy
I see things

And I'm throwing pennies
that belong
to the bank of your heart.
the bank of your heart
I wish it could be mine...


IN LOVE

Picture you naked
with a pen and an eraser
and a piece of paper
down by the equator

Hopping atop the backs
of giant alligators,
rifling through craters,
I work as a waiter

So I would wait up
till the streetlights luminated,
our bodies gyrated
neon entertainment

And I'll keep some for now
and save the rest for later,
rumbling radiator,
peaceful gladiator....

You're my baby, you're my baby
You're my baby, you're my baby
You're my baby, you're my baby
You're my baby
I sing cause I'm in love

Undress you in my mind
and press your breasts to my chest
our arms intertwine, yeah
I can feel your caress

A game of pick up sticks
with sweet and sultry whispers
You're rubbling on my whiskers,
I'm blowing on your cinders

And we can laze all day,
trade kisses in the park, yeah
till long after dark, yeah
kindling and spark, yeah

And it's a great big world
and there's no way around it,
I've been looking for a cure
and just maybe I found it

You're my baby, you're my baby (x3)

You're my baby
I sing cause I'm in love

Picture you naked
with a pencil and some paper
and a new eraser
down by the equator

And I would shiver
I would shake and I would grin, yeah
You tell me that I'm thin, yeah
but it's the skin I'm in, yeah

Shimmy down your street
till I reach your apartment,
dance across your floor
and waltz across your carpet

And it's a great big world
and we all stand atop it,
Love is the glue
that keeps all of us from falling off it

You're my baby, you're my baby (x3)

You're my baby
I sing cause I'm in love

You're my baby, you're my baby (x3)

You're my baby
I sing cause I'm in love...

I sing cause I'm in love

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from For The Birds and Children, released June 26, 2020

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Dave Deporis New York, New York

A unique and prolific singer-songwriter primarily active in the NYC and CA music scenes.

Despite writing, recording and performing continuously for 20 years, Dave never formally released an album during his lifetime.

For The Birds and Children, mostly recorded between 2005-2008, marks the first in a long line of official releases and contains many of his best known songs from the time period.
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