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i know i refuse to explain my lyrics. but this is more a necessary disclaimer.<\/p>\n

just in case the lyrics “best friend” become a song (hey, there are so many lyrics at this point that it is, actually, questionable)….<\/p>\n

i want to be very, very, very clear.
\ni want there to be no doubt.<\/p>\n

these lyrics were absolutely not written about johnny.
\nnot. about. johnny.<\/p>\n

johnny is a protagonist, a good guy, a hero in this story.
\nnone of us are perfect, but you can bet your soul that this little ditty was not written about him.<\/p>\n

that concludes this little disclaimer. we’ll see if i can’t pull out something meatier, maybe with pictures, for the next one. and soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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