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Welcome to Musical Monday, where I feature an original song just for the heck of it. Want to hear more? Check out my previous musical posts: Time - and brain chemistry - heal all wounds, Biochemically, All Is Fair, Taking Einstein's Advice and the first Musical Monday: Stay Near Me.
So, I had a little free time this holiday weekend and re-recorded another old song of mine. This one goes way, way back to when I was in high school—and of course, it's about a boy, as many of my songs are, and certainly many were at that age. But, it was a particularly insightful one for little 14 year old me, about how sometimes letting go is harder than it should be. Enjoy!