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Childhood Memories three

I was in the basement, the playroom
that’s where all my toys were, you see

and that’s also where I kept my bubble gum
you see, whenever I saved money I
would buy bubble gum

and my friends would come over, and
they would ask if they could have some
gum

and I would say that I didn’t have any
and they didn’t believe me

you see, I hid it
and I hid it so well that even when
they went looking all around the playroom
they couldn’t find it

and all the time it was right behind
my play desk on a little shelf
in a little box
with a rose on top

it was one thing I had that they didn’t
it was one thing I had that no one could
take from me

they would ask over and over again
I would laugh and laugh
but I just wouldn’t give them any


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