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Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
It's awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

In 1942, Bob Russell wrote these lyrics to accompany Duke Ellington’s jazz number, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore. He may as well been writing about my life. I’ve always spent a lot of time at home, away from everyone else, even as a kid. …