Wonder Why

The living room
 The curly sheepskin rug we called "the furry"
 And sometimes I wonder why
 The plastic clock, the macrame owl,
 and the butcher block couch are on my mind
 I wonder why my parents chose a brown and orange scheme
 And why that seemed okay to me
 I wonder why the kitchen was an avocado green
 And the upstairs bathroom was peach
 The northern lights
 We saw them in Vermont one night from the car
 But only once, I wonder why
 The aliens who landed on the roof, they left me there
 And didn't take me to the sky
 I've escaped into my childhood memories tonight
 I wonder why my corduroys were always light blue
 And I never had a TV in my bedroom
 Just a flame from an electric candle on my windowsill
 And I dreamed of my melodies touching you
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 I wonder why the marimekko fabric on the wall was ever taken down
 I wonder how a transistor radio held up to my ear
 Brought me to heaven
 And it's still leading me here