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Les Retrouvailles

from Seven Songs for Seven Women by William Remmers

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The first lips I ever kissed, I never thought she'd leave me
For two long years, I'd missed that crazy, crazy dove
But when she said the pain with her new man was too much
I ventured to explain to her, my long lost love

I rang you up, told you that you would need a man who'd
Hold you tight, treat you right, warm you up and rub you down
It's not your fault, and I know that I'm sounding
Bold, but I know that I can give you what you've never had!

Tell him you're busy, then come on over
You say you’re not that kind of girl
What if we dress up like it's the '20s?
You bring the lace, I'll bring the pearls!

Black tie, black dress, high heels, shirt pressed
The beauty of the long lost days, Les Retrouvailles!
No pain, all pleasure, we loved forever
You told me you were glad you came, Les Retrouvailles!

That love we never consummated
But who could blame us, we were just kids
We fed that appetite never sated
You pulled my tie and I blew my lid

We met once more. I felt that I loved you with all
Of my heart, let's restart our interrupted romance!
You were too scared to break it off with your brain dead
Boy who thinks "foreplay" is an elementary type of golf

But I could tell the idea was tempting
But someone told you to turn me down
I guess that after two years of practice
It's hard not breakin' hearts in such a small, small town

I called, no answer. Succumbed to cancer of
Another long lost love, Les Retrouvailles!
Now, you're long gone, but I'll hold on to
The memory of those days, Les Retrouvailles!

It must have been that the girl was jealous
She missed me as much as I missed you
She made herself your friend to protect you
She didn't know I was in love!

She wanted me back
Écoute-moi, mon fils.
She wanted me back
Never let them meet each other!
Why do they want me back?
Oh, it must have been because, because, because, because
Because of the wonderful things I does

Ah, oui, je t'aime, o ma petite
J'ai perdu ta coeur mais j'ai les cicatrices
J’ai plus ans de pratique, ainsi ne perdons pas de temps
Si tu m'as appelé, je serais là

It's true I know I'm being nostalgic
I wish I had our second take
But I'm not sad it landed on the cutting room floor
Because I don't have a heart to break

At least I got the prize I sought
To be the one to break you in, Les Retrouvailles!
Twice found, twice lost, the dice were tossed
In a sweet euphoric haze, Les Retrouvailles!
In a sweaty summer blaze, Les Retrouvailles!
Wait two years for just two days, Les Retrouvailles!
The beauty of the long lost days, Les Retrouvailles!

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from Seven Songs for Seven Women, released August 1, 2015

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William Remmers has been doing music since he was a prattling babe.

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