Name: Play Pretend
Duration: P00H04M39S
Description: Original song about the stress of becoming an adult, and that desire to go back to being a kid again :) I co-wrote this tune with the legendary Jack Tempchin (writer of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and other hits)

Play Pretend

by Liz Lieber

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Original song about the stress of becoming an adult, and that desire to go back to being a kid again :) I co-wrote this tune with the legendary Jack Tempchin (writer of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and other hits)

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Play Pretend
By Liz Lieber

Almost five
We had rainbow hands
From chalk castles and m&ms
We were dragons
We were princes
When the magic still existed

Turning nine
We stayed up past 10
Our shirts got tight
Our legs grew thin
We were witches
We were pirates
Until time snuck up from behind us

And washed all our castles away
Drank our last cup of pink lemonade
In exchange for

Stop signs and GPAs
Wine that spills
Heels that break
Broken hearts and broken friends
Wishing that the day would end with
Credit cards and parking fees
and everyone you try to please
The minutes lost
The money spent
Forget all that
Let’s go back to when

we played pretend

Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah

28
Got the 9-5s
Shaking hands and faking smiles
Then we hide in our apartments
Where time can’t seem to find us

And watch all our memories fade
Sometimes we can’t find our way
Day to day with

Stop signs and GPAs
Wine that spills
Heels that break
Broken hearts and broken friends
Wishing that the day would end with
Credit cards and parking fees
and everyone you try to please
The minutes lost
The money spent
Forget all that, let’s go back to when

we played pretend

Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah

I’m not who I was back then
Still I need a friend
Still I need a friend
They say we can’t go back again
Still I need a friend
Still I need a friend
to play pretend

Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah

to play pretend

Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ay yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh yeah

to play pretend

Ay yeah yeah yeah
Ay yeah yeah yeah

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released April 5, 2024

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Liz Lieber New York, New York

With her velvet alto vocals and more hair than she knows what to do with, Liz channels the intimate honesty of Carole King and Sara Bareilles, combined with the soulful sass of Amy Winehouse. You can catch her every Wednesday night hosting her popular livestream show "Smooth Tunes" on Facebook! ... more

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