
Date of issue: 28.03.2021
Song language: English
Arkadelphia |
I lose my grip, I drive out far |
Past fireworks at the old trailer park |
And folding chairs, American flags |
Selling tomatoes at five bucks a bag |
When she was young, she kept to herself |
Now she regrets sending me straight to Hell |
She kissed my cheek, she touched my skin |
She said «you're just as stupid as I was back then» |
If I burn out like a lighbulb |
They’ll say «she wasn’t meant for that life» |
They’ll put it all in a capsule and save it for a dark night |
When we were kids, free as the air |
With a violence craving to turn up somewhere |
A tap dancer, a memorized number |
An avalanche of the deep red clay earth |
When it got bad, Arkadelphia Road |
I couldn’t cry, I just pick up the load |
And feign a strength, try to force your hand |
But you leave a promise wherever it may land |
If you get real close to the ending |
I hope you know I did what I could |
We try to give it all meaning |
Glorify the grain of the wood |
Tell ourselves what’s beautiful and good |
I hold on tight, come in from far |
I watch the baby run around the yard |
Get lonely for what I’ll never know |
Losing the thread of a story, overtold |
If we luck out, free as the air |
With an unrest craving to spill everywhere |
We’ll weigh what’s good and get real old |
Keep driving straight searching for a heart of gold |
If we make pleasant conversation |
I hope you can’t see what’s burning in me |
To see a slip as a failure |
A balance I couldn’t keep |
You count the rings for truth you’ll never cheat |
Name | Year |
---|---|
Fire | 2021 |
Lilacs | 2021 |
Be Good | 2012 |
Oxbow | 2021 |
Streets of Philadelphia | 2021 |
Blue | 2020 |
Catfish | 2012 |
Rose, 1956 | 2012 |
American Weekend | 2012 |
Michel | 2012 |
Fruits of My Labor | 2021 |
Luminary Blake | 2012 |
Magic City Wholesale | 2012 |
Bathtub | 2012 |
Talking Dust Bowl Blues | 2021 |
Brother Bryan | 2013 |
Coast to Coast | 2013 |
Tangled Envisioning | 2013 |
No Curse | 2017 |
Misery Over Dispute | 2013 |