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Earthquake

from Live at the Mansion by Alicia Healey

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You came into my life at the wrong time
I had a house of stone and was looking ahead
counting on better times

But you looked at me with a promise of heat
you said one time, what would it cost
At the time I tended to agree with you
but look at the list of what I’ve lost

'Cause you lied
you said I’ll take you once
leave you forever
nothing risked, nothing won

An earthquake shook the rooftop, an earthquake shook the floor
but it didn’t distract you for a moment darlin’
you just stopped and asked, “how ‘bout one more”

You lied in the face of the night, playin’ innocent to the end
you said if I hadn’t wanted it, I wouldn’t’ve taken it
and baby you’re stuck here

Cuz you lied in the face of the night, playin’ innocent to the end
you said I’ll take you once, leave you forever
nothing risked, nothing won

The earthquake shook the rest of the town
the zoo gates swallowed into the ground
the lions were freed, and a tiger were bared
a couple of cheetahs having races with coupla lawn chairs

People cried out for what to do
can’t you control those animals, catch ‘em, bring them down
We can’t have that kind of undomesticated activity
bring those felines back into captivity

The rumblings have calmed,
by my stone house has crumbled to the ground
and I don’t know whether to blame you or that earthquake
but there are still a couple of bears runnin’ around

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from Live at the Mansion, released June 1, 2007

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Alicia Healey Seattle, Washington

Alicia Healey is a songwriter, producer and studio owner in Seattle, WA.

She learned to sing from Streisand, Parton, Simon and Newton-John and learned to write from John Prine, Gretchen Peters, Patty Griffin and Cat Stevens.

She found & grew a passion for music as a kid on the living room floor of an Iowa farmhouse, with a set of Robucks headphones and her dad’s LP collection. ... more

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