Boy, Interrupted

Inspiration for this month's "procrastination" challenge is drawn from my youth, trying to pluck up the courage to ask out a girl I had been admiring from afar for some time. I always seemed to find a reason not to ask. When I did finally make my move, a friend – knowing that I had been working up to this moment for weeks – decided it would be a laugh to interrupt and put me off my stride. He managed to do this very successfully, and I never got to ask the girl. Some friend! I have been to see Lloyd Cole twice in the last month, so I suspect I have allowed a little bit of his influence to slip into my lyrics and vocal presentation…

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