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Trapped on the Highway
04:11
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On an old forsaken highway, west of somewhere I ain't been
Where only shadows of the dead trees know the time
There's a man I used to know, at least I know there used to be
Out doing penance, but the sentence was the crime
He told me he'd been trapped out on the highway breathing dust
That turns to mud inside his lungs if it should rain
But to work for next to nothing just to satisfy the bank
Seemed to him to be the heavier of the chains
Trapped on the highway
And a desert lullaby fills up the sky
And the headlights rush right through him, hoping he'll just disappear
And the coyotes wait around for him to die
Trapped out on the highway by and by
He'd leave the sun in Utah, feel it's loss out in the air
But he could count on Wilmington by spring
And that road ain't lost a mile but St Louis shows her age
And he's turning to the dust he's learned to breathe
Trapped on the highway
And an Ozark lullaby filles up the sky
And the headlights all seem distant, like they passed him long ago
And the vultures wait around for him to die
Trapped out on the highway by and by
Trapped on the highway
And a sandhill lullaby fills up the sky
And the headlights all but vanished like they used to wish he would
It's just the sheriff waiting round for him to die
Trapped out on the highway by and by
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It's Been a Lifetime
03:33
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It's been a lifetime since I didn't love you
Since I didn't love you
Since I didn't love you
When two rivers cross each other
Well the water, it ain't keeping track
And when you give your heart away
You don't ever get the whole thing back
It's been a lifetime since I didn't love you
Since I didn't love you
Since I didn't love you
It's been a lifetime since I didn't love you
I wonder if I ever won't again
When two rivers lose each other
Well the water still finds the same sea
And when your heart breaks into pieces
You can trust it to regrow what it needs
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Wedding Dress
03:33
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I can picture you crying in a wedding dress
Asking for a cigarette
And walking down the aisle toward the rest of your life
But maybe you ain't started walking yet
In an old white church at the top of a hill
Full of people and the hearts that they bring
I can picture you crying in a wedding dress
But I still can't see the ring
Hold on honey, I know he's made of money
But that never made nobody the one
I don't wanna be alone, but I don't wanna bring you home
I ain't found nothin' yet to ask you to love
I just don't wanna never wanna see you again
I can picture you crying in a wedding dress
Waiting on an organ cue
And I see something white stepping into the light
Lord, I'm sick to death of missing you
Well I should have seen it coming but love's blind in one eye
And the other one can't see a damn thing
I can picture you crying in a wedding dress
But I still can't see the ring
I can picture you happy for the rest of your life
In the arms of the one that you've foune
And I love the way you smile when you say his name
But I still hate the way that it sounds
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Crossing Oceans
03:53
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She's out crossing oceans
She keeps a mile between each day
I know I swore off good intentions, I can't help trying anyway
She's caught up to herself, I've been trying to leave myself behind
She's out crossing oceans
I ain't even crossed her mind
It's been a hell of a year
But she already knows
Without me coming round leaving neverminds at her door
And it's a million to one
I'll even see her again
The sky takes away what the tide brings in
I don't wonder anymore, I just think too much about it
She's out crossing oceans
Naming breakers from the sky
I know I swore off writing love songs, I'm still bleeding myself dry
Cause I'm a sucker for a longshot and I ain't the quiet kind
She's out crossing oceans
I ain't even crossed her mind
It's been a hell of a year
But I'll find my way home
I hear rain dogs get to heaven once they ain't scared to feel alone
I don't wonder anymore, I just think too much about it
She's out crossing oceans
Tell me why I give a damn
I know I swore off feeling lonesome but sometimes that's what I am
Cause I'm looking to be certain, she'll just see what she can find
She's out crossing oceans
I ain't even crossed her mind
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5. |
Better Days
03:13
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Daddy weren't a sad man
But he seldom ever smiled just the same
Daddy would never show it
But his old heart had been broke a thousand ways
Daddy worked the long cold night
And watched the sun come up to meet his face
And in the morning
Daddy would have whiskey and remember better days
Mama loved her babies
And she was grateful for the name who gave them names
Mama weren't unhappy
But she seldom ever smiled just the same
Mama dreamed near every night
Of the life she could have had they took away
And in the morning
Mama would dry the tears and remember better days
Brother found a needle
Buried somewhere that he never should have been
And kept it like a secret
'Cause to leave it felt like any other sin
So he'd quote it like the scripture
'Til it left him feeling like he might be saved
And in the morning
Brother's coming down, lookin' round for better days
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Lord, don't take the thunder away from me
Lord, don't take the thunder away
Lord, don't take the thunder away from me
Don't take the thunder away
She's a storm rolling through or so I'm told
But boys the lightning is something to see
She comes like a thief in the night
And leaves with an ace in her sleeve
I was crying on the 4th of July
For the lies that my dear uncle told
About the measure that makes up a man
And the time that it takes to grow old
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Heard it Coming
04:49
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I'm tired on the wind, I'm tired of how it lies
I'm tired of the hole in the bottom of the sky
Where my prayers fall through and tumble with the rain
Come out cleaner than they were, unanswered just the same
I'm tired of where I've been, I'm tired of trying to hide
I'm tired of the wind putting needles in my eye
For my brother and his keeper and the one that got away
I'm tired of the feeling I know what they're gonna say
I know, I know, I know, I know what this looks like
Cause I heard it howling across the plain
And I heard it echo in the way we prayed
Inside a wilderness depending on old rivers to bring change
I heard it coming but I could not feel the rain
I settled with the road and with carrying the pack
With the weight upon my shoulders and with never looking back
I settled too much but it was never for enough
Only settled on the highway cause it made me feel tough
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8. |
It Ain't Love
02:52
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Even time moves slower than it's been
Even stars get holes where the cold gets in
And even damn good reasons don't change anything
But it ain't love
It ain't love
It ain't love that ever let me down
Even time has a different kind of cost
Even strong wills die when they feel too much loss
And even days like this won't last
There ain't nothing that does
But it ain't love
It ain't love
It ain't love that ever let me go
But it ain't love
It ain't love
It ain't love that ever broke my heart
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I want to live in a house that smells like the rain
Where the walls don't close in to hide secrets
And the grief ain't so reckless cause there's space for the pain
Never got to where I could blame her
But love all alone ain't enough
So I'm gonna live in a house that smells like the rain
Complete in myself
And clean in the rough
I want to live
I want to live where my memories know themselves from the ghosts
And I ain't measured by what I hold on to
And I ain't crucified for the things I let go
God how I wanted to dance with her
Hell, I'd settle for someone to blame
All that's left now are broken windows
But the wind sings a bit and the old house
Smells like the rain
I want to live
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10. |
Too Broke to Love
04:34
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I've been reckless
With hearts that ain't mine
And tried to listen when
I couldn't hear quite right
Been wishing on busted neon
When stars go shooting where I can't see
Been learning slow
How to be good to me
And I ain't too broke to love
No I ain't too broke to love
Lord forgive me for the things
That I ain't ready to forget
And tell me I ain't too broke to love just yet
I been thrown out
With a heart left full of holes
Tried to fill them in
With stories I been told
Been howling at the streetlights
When I can't find the moon
And I been learning how
To be good to you
Got a crooked grin
Still fits a little strange
But it ain't been so heavy
Since it's you put it on my face
I been looking for a reason
When all I needed was some time
To get good at getting better
At being good to me and mine
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11. |
Time is Money
03:15
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Grief come and sit awhile
Lord, you've got the right
To tell me what you need to say
And I'll do my best to listen
A little closer than I been
I came in broke, I ain't leaving that way
First let me try to make a dollar
Let me try to buy myself some time
I could spare the change for about an hour
And a penny for whatever's your mind
Fear come and teach me something
I thought I knew
If I'd have listened I'd have heard you before
So I'll do my best to learn
A little quicker than I've been
Before I try to get you back out the door
And I won't throw you down in the bottle
Say anything that you need to mean
About the difference between losing and outlasting
And new love only old enough to dream
First let me try to make a dollar
Let me try to buy myself some time
I could spare the change for about an hour
And a penny for whatever's on your mind
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Daniel Myers Columbus, Ohio
DANIEL MYERS
was born in the Ozarks and moved to Oregon at the age of 7. Myers spent time in the Philippines where
his parents served as missionaries, and later fell in love with the sensitive and visual story tellers of country music while in the army. He later called Ohio his home where a budding scene was beginning to take place.
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