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Sand in Your Shoes

He kept his hand on his heart; I never understood why he always did that. He looked like he was clutching himself; like he was experiencing immense pain. Maybe he was… maybe he really was going to miss us all. Or maybe what he had said when he was drunk was true.

’I’m famous now! Y’all bitches can suck it and go fuck yourselves.’

I cringed as I remembered them. He looked at me, his eyes wide and sorrowful.

“I’ll see you around, Penny?” he asked, looking at me. I simply nodded. I hardly knew what to say to him anymore. I mean, like he said, he didn’t really need us anymore. I walked back down to the shore and slipped my feet into the warm water and it all started coming back to me.

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[I do not own The Maine or it's members.]
[Title Credit; Sand In Your Shoes by This Providence.]
[Photo Credit; here]
  1. WE SAY SUMMER;
    I couldn’t stand to be in that place;
  2. SUMMER OF '98;
    I was just about to leave when I saw your face
  3. YOU REMIND ME OF THE SUMMERTIME;
    You were laughing at me with your beautiful mouth;
  4. THINK BACK TO THE SUMMERTIME;
    You said, “You’re looking miserable…”;
  5. IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER;
    'Do You Wanna Get Out?';
  6. SUMMER IS A BUMMER;
    When You're Only Eighteen;
  7. SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING'S EASY;
    And you've got nothing to lose
  8. SUMMER NIGHTS;
    When You're Living a Dream;
  9. NO OTHER WAY;
    The sand in your shoes;
  10. THE BEACH;
    Falling in love isn't so easy to do;
  11. CROSS YOUR FINGERS;
    Summer skies and warm colored sunsets;
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