Missing Michigan
(ShyBoy/Wendy Waldman/Abraham Parker/Mark Nubar)
I’m missing you, Michigan
Can’t believe that I’m gone
Gone to the coast line
And so far beyond
I’m wishing me home again
With all that I’ve found
I need to feel whole again
I need solid ground
All I needed
Was all that you have
But all my wanting
Were holding me back
So I sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
To remind me of you
I sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
It reminds me of you
I’m missing you, Michigan
Tell me how could I leave
With your bright green summers
And your colored fall trees
I’m wishing you near again
With all of your sights
I need to feel clear again
I need to feel right
All I needed
Was all that you have
But all my wanting
Were holding me back
So I sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
To remind me of you
I sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
It reminds me of you
They say you can never
You can never go home
Never go home again
But I never
Listen to what people say
Oh anyway
If I never
If I never get home
Never get home again
I’ll never forget you
I’ll write you and sing you this song
So I sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
To remind me of you
I’ll sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
To remind me of you
I’ll sing
La da da da da da
La da da da da
La da da da da da
It reminds me of you
La da da da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da da da
And it reminds me of you
Album executive producers: ShyBoy and Mark Nubar
Mastered by Stephen Marsh and Fernando Lee at Marsh Mastering, West Hollywood, CA
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