Firefly In A Bottle

by Ricky Reilly

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there is a house on a hill
that my grandfather built
there is a widow in the window
and a pie on the windowsill

and its been one too many months
since some laughter left her lungs
because its hard to be alone
but its harder when you miss someone

because happiness don't mean nothing without sorrow
and it don't matter which one comes today
or which one comes tomorrow
it'll be shining like a little firefly in a bottle
all your happiness don't mean nothing without your sorrow

there was a time when i was young
and I had lost the taste for love
there was a future I was fighting
and a past that I kept digging up

then I awoke when I was older
and its like the sky just opened up
and it was good to be alive
and even better being with someone

because happiness don't mean nothing without sorrow
and it don't matter which one comes today
or which one comes tomorrow
it'll be shining like a little firefly in a bottle
all your happiness don't mean nothing without your sorrow

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released March 2, 2018

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