Missing Myself

from The Late August Days by Nick Doneff

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I woke up at 3 a.m.
To the sound of the telephone ringing
“This is your captain speaking”Ah, it’s just the ol’ captain again
With a foghorn and an offer
That’s getting hard to refuse
“All-inclusive holiday cruise”
And it’s beginning to feel
Like I’ve got a real good friend
That I ain’t met
Made up answers to stupid questions
That no one’s asked me yet
I’ve just been missing myself
Since right around the time you left

I’m working on some kind of ending
But I don’t know where to begin
Is it cool to just phone this in?I mean, no one has gotta know...
Holed up in a basement apartment
Out on the hard scratch of town
Skipping work, just bumming around
‘Cause I ain’t ready to leave
This ugly reprieve
In the glow of the T.V. set
Had a look through the numbers and books
Yet, I act like I lost a bet
I’ve just been missing myself
Since right around the time you left

Now I’ve got nothing on the line
While near and dear assure me
Everything has turned out fine
I second-guess it every time
That you come screaming
Back through my mind

I woke up at 3 a.m.
Knowin’ I had nothing to say
I‘ll just leave it alone today

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from The Late August Days, released November 19, 2021
Words & Music by Nick Doneff

Nick Doneff - Vocals, Guitars
Dave Haskett - Bass
Ratz Di Dominico - Drums
Nathan Wiley - Synthesizers
Catherine MacLellan - Vocals
Blair Packham - Vocals

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