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Party Hat

from 12 Months a Year by Leslie Hudson

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Originally I wrote this as an anti-Valentines day song because I am not a person who celebrates things. I don't really care about anniversaries or birthdays or calendrical holidays. There are some exceptions, but generally I don't feel like one day is more special than another day when mostly what it's doing is marking the passage of time.

The wheel turns, but all we really have is now. June is my birth month so my history with celebrations is on my mind. Parties are a lot of social overload for someone like me, especially when they're about me. So much expectation! Honestly, I'm much happier to love and be loved any day the same.

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Holidays are pressure points
in an otherwise calming sea of time
that melts the days together
if it weren't for the light and weather

Suddenly remember you gotta
dress it all up in pink balloons
to demonstrate affection
with a decorative confection

Commerce drives economy
and artists gotta eat
but I hate putting on my party hat
to say I love you

I can say I think about all the
beautiful hours wrapped up in
your arms that make me smile
by the fathom and the mile

Doesn't it sound sweeter without all
the ribbons tied up in a tangle
I just wanna be come undone
any season of the sun with you

Commerce drives economy
and artists gotta eat
but I hate putting on my party hat
to say it
Commerce drives economy
and artists gotta eat
but I hate putting on my party hat
to say I love you

I love you
I do

Chocolate is for every day
Wine's a daily drink
Cinnamon's the spice of life
no matter what they think
This calendrical regime
won't tell me when to tell you how I feel
I'll tell you when it's real

Here's the only card you'll get
cuz you already know my rebel self
can't let this go unchallenged
It hold my world in balance

Not gonna put on pretty clothes
and I don't wanna make it special
more than all the other days
cuz I always feel this way

Commerce drives economy
and artists gotta eat
but I hate putting on my party hat
to say it
Commerce drives economy
and artists gotta eat
but I hate putting on my party hat
to say I love you

I love you
I do

I just hate putting on my party hat

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from 12 Months a Year, track released June 21, 2022

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Leslie Hudson Stratford, Ontario

Leslie Hudson is a Canadian singer songwriter and pianist. Their albums range from storytelling styles to bluesy bar rock to dialed-up, full-band homages to pop culture. With lyrical piano skills and a voice that cuts through the crowd, their songs dive deep into archetype and folklore, modernizing ancient voices & shining a spotlight on the shadowy paths we walk through life, myth and media. ... more

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