Colin Coplin Poems

The lighthouse on the hill only warned me
Only warned me of the danger, not the thrill
Of love with you, girl
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Driving home while the city's sleeping, headlights caressing the road
The sound of the engine, a sensual feeling, too bad I'm all alone
She's custom built liberation, exaltation, free sensation
Expressive engine, knows how I feel at the wheel
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You got me hooked, fish baited with just one look
You got me sunk, never been schooled, I'm so love struck
You got me fried, a small fish out of water
Scaled, dried and hung up to order
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Well, I'm a natural guy, I like what I see
When I see you walking, right up to me
I close my eyes and count my lucky stars
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It's not so easy to inherit a world
Playing oyster to a precious rare jewel
Mother Nature's packed her bags now she's gone
Has me wondering, if something's gone wrong
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Singing rain falls upon the boarding house
At the dockside waterfront up near the Melbourne Inn
It's been the home of many sacrificial tales
I've been haunted by knowing only the one
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I looked up to find you gone,
Sat and wondered what went wrong
I scanned through memories of the past,
For a clue of where our love was lost
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Tearing up old photographs, burning old letters that you sent
Trying every way to start anew
Washing the sheets again and again, walking new paths home
Trying every way to forget you
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I close the door behind me, And throw away the key
Heartbreak Hotel on lonely street
Is not the place for me
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If I should slit my vein with my pen
And use my blood to write you a song
Would you think I'm crazy, would you stop me baby,
Or would you help to push it along
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