Boy From The Dirty Room

from The Great Away by The Good Hand

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The boy from the dirty room
words & music by MPFS

Boy, I see you coming
Don’t know what it’s for
When I left you in that dirty room
I told you not to come around no more
Told you not to come around

Girl, just take a look at me
Look at my new clothes
The boy you left in the dirty room
Is gone as only I know
That’s what I’m here to tell you

I see you have combed your hair
And you now wear clean clothes
But you are the boy from the dirty room
The clothes are just for show, boy
You’re putting on a show

Girl, I have cleaned that room
As I now wear clean clothes
I swear it all across my life
I’ve cleaned my heart and soul
I swear I’ve gotten clean

You are the boy from the dirty room
I recognize your hands
Your heart and soul means nothing to me
If you’re trying to make amends
You better make other plans

I’m sick of boys in dirty rooms
Sick of my broken heart
I need to hands to care for me
Not tear me all apart
You tore me all apart

Yes, I am the boy from the dirty room
You have felt my hands
But they have got a purpose now
It is your heart to hold
It is your dreams to guard

You’ve come too late
Too late
Too late

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from The Great Away, released February 17, 2020
Vocals: MPFS, Jaymay
Banjo: Olentangy John
Electric Guitar: Dave Heumann

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The Good Hand Lexington, Kentucky

Michael Patrick F. Smith is a writer and musician. His book THE GOOD HAND: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation, is currently available on Viking Press.

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