Name: Walter
Duration: P00H02M35S
Description: A story about a man who cannot love, and his fire owl, his muse. This song is the only 3rd person song on the album.

Walter

from The Man Behind the Wheel by Jona Lyons

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A story about a man who cannot love, and his fire owl, his muse. This song is the only 3rd person song on the album.

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Walter is a very special man,
Who thinks that he has everything he can.
And when he sees the apple of his eye,
He then can only turn and wonder why.

How does he decide his fate? Laughing and smiling.
Flipping Washington around, hoping for nothing.
Chancing on his fire owl because he is hiding
That he's empty on the inside.

Walter never gives himself away.
He stops to guarantee his heart will stay.
She's beautiful but he will shy from her.
And her never knowing why, he will prefer.

How can he deny the day? Quickly and quiet.
Walking eyes upon the ground, looking for nothing.
Silent to his fire owl, because he is lacking
He's empty on the inside.

How will he comply to life? Buried not breathing.
Sitting on his plastic chair, waiting for nothing.
Sorry to his fire owl, for never trying
Because he's empty on the inside.
He's empty on the inside.

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from The Man Behind the Wheel, released August 9, 2011

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Jona Lyons Anaheim, California

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Rudolph

Dec 2016
I Can

Apr 2012
The Man Behind the Wheel

Aug 2011
Wheel

Jun 2008

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