Kylie from Connecticut by Ben Folds Feraco Creative Writing 6 July 2010

Kylie from ConnecticutKylie from Connecticutby Ben Foldsby Ben Folds

FeracoFeraco

Creative WritingCreative Writing

6 July 20106 July 2010

It's just It's just

a thoughta thought

but where but where

did it did it

come from?come from?

What does What does

she do she do

with it with it

if it if it

comes back?comes back?

A note A note

from his from his assistantassistant

there there by by

the the telephonetelephone

She sees it again She sees it again

as she as she

turns turns

out out

the the

lightlight

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from Connecticutfrom Connecticut

She says She says

you've got you've got

the numberthe number

It said It said

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from Connecticutfrom Connecticut

It's thereIt's thereon her mind on her mind

as as

she she

closes closes

her her

eyeseyes

She believes She believes

there are things there are things

you shouldn't you shouldn't

know aboutknow about

When you've been When you've been

married for married for

thirty-five thirty-five

yearsyears

And her heart And her heart

belongs belongs

to a man to a man

that she that she

hadn't seen hadn't seen

since since

a magical night a magical night

when the when the

children children

were smallwere small

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from Connecticutfrom Connecticut

She says She says

you've got you've got

the numberthe number

It said It said

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from Connecticutfrom Connecticut

It's backIt's backon her mind on her mind

as as

she she

closes closes

her her

eyeseyes

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from from

ConnecticutConnecticut

It's probably nothing It's probably nothing

yeah yeah

nothing nothing

at at

allall

Kylie Kylie

is calling is calling

from from

Connecticut…Connecticut…

It's all It's all

coming back coming back

as she's reading as she's reading

old lettersold letters

That she'd hid That she'd hid

in the closet in the closet

with the pictures with the pictures

she she

cherishedcherished

That she kept That she kept

to herself to herself

for a good for a good

thirty thirty

years...years...

...now ...now

she she

closes closes

her her

eyes...eyes...