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The Shattered Hearts Collection ยท Volume II

Poem 03

HOTEL CALIFORNIA

She said, when I met her
"You and I will be forever
My darling, my baby"
But she left in the morning
No paper, no number
But it was nice knowing her

But she left me at the Hotel California
Where I dreamed of the night that past
One of the best nights I'd ever had
With one of the best girls I'd ever met
But she left in the morning
No paper, no number

So when I woke up,
Alone and vulnerable,
It was scary to be left at the Hotel California
I didn't know what to do with myself
Now, I'll have to live on
That girl is only a memory
No paper, no number
No forever

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