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, released as the second single released from its album '' Frosting on the Beater'' in 1993.

Lyrics

The song mentions the book ''

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Track listing

#"Solar Sister" #"Ever Since I Was Alone" (demo version) #"Start a Life"

Notes

"Ever Since I Was Alone" is from the " Dream All Day" single and "Start a Life" is from the UK " Flavor of the Month" single.

References

{{The posies 1993 singles Songs written by Ken Stringfellow Songs written by Jon Auer 1993 songs DGC Records singles The Posies songs