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A song about Becky and Jimmy, star-crossed high school lovers and the loss of innocence and faith.

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Jimmy was a boy she knew in high school
she liked him but it wasn't meant to be
She collided with an artist
and gave him everything at seventeen
Carson whirled her away to Traverse City
she raided daddy's wallet for the rent
but by the end of August
the money and the love had all been spent

and oh, oh the long fading of her faith
and oh, oh the innocence of yesterday

Rebecca settled somewhere south of Interlochen
Where the locals at the diner rarely tipped
she dreamed of Winnebagos
and giving the few souls she knew the slip
Maybe head to northern Minnesota
drive around a couple thousand lakes
and wish away the memories,
drown `em right along with her mistakes

and oh, oh the long fading of her faith
and oh, oh the innocence of yesterday

Then she thought of Jimmy - wondered `bout his life...
Was he still blonde and skinny? did he have a wife?
And when he said he loved her all those years ago
did he really mean it?
How could he know?
How could he know?

Meanwhile at the diner things were steady
food was free and she could pay the rent
but like her breakfast regulars
it seemed that life just came each day...
and went.

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from Pam Rossi Show 11​/​17​/​11, released November 17, 2011
©2/1/2011 #1 by Bob Young

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Bob Sky Young Farmington, Michigan

Bob Young is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the greater Detroit area. An award-winning composer, he is perhaps better known from his time fronting the Delta Twins.

When writing and performing as Bob Sky Young, he reveals his Americana/Acoustic side. Influences like Marc Cohn, Jason Isbell, Jackson Browne, and Tom Petty are evident in his personal, honest, evocative songs.
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