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that maple with its hollow pointed finger
stared me down as it beckoned to the sky
it said if you don’t know by now which way you’re going
them walls are closing, you will be left outside
so read your bible, lace your boots up, comb your hair down
change your name and draw your curtains in a new town
and if they ever find you there, it’ll be last call my dear
drink all the whiskey, say three hail mary’s
and start again
i put four years swift behind me, i was reborn
the few who knew my voice would hear it once a year
and i’d pray the clouds would cover all my housefires
they’ll sniff you out, they’ll come back here
so i put four more years in southern san marino
another five wanderin’ round in baton rouge
and all my closest friends think i’m a preacher
who says i’m not, if they sin too
so read your bible, lace your boots up, comb your hair down
change your name and close your curtains in a new town
and if they ever find you there, it’ll be last call my dear
drink all the whiskey, say three hail mary’s
and start again
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the desperation waltz
04:16
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you were a wanderer in north idaho
boots on the gravel for miles
you’d hustle them boys in the ol’ country dives
you’d sleep with your knife by your side
you’ve done a lot more for a lot less before
and this circus has wore you on down
you were a heavyweight, down in the ring
enough left in you still for a round
but you promised a man with a silver tipped pen
you would end with your face to the ground
you’ve done a lot more for a lot less before
and this circus has wore you on down
you were a waitress in oklahoma
them boys from the prairie were kind
but they slipped you a note with an offer at hand
and a ten dollar bill on the side
you’ve done a lot more for a lot less before
and this circus has wore you on down
you were a schoolboy, no older than ten
well johnny’d been after your hide
you found an ol’ rifle way back in the shed
no daddy to pay it no mind
you’ve done a lot more for a lot less before
and this circus has wore you on down
you were a barber, you cut a clean shave
but you were short when the landlord came by
you sat in the summer heat, eyein’ your blades
and the cop always pacin’ in time
you’ve done a lot more for a lot less before
and this circus has wore you on down
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windsor
05:10
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i skinned my hands on the wheel
grippin’ on the ten and two
thinking i was made of steel
but i turn to flesh next to you
i don’t know if this is the last time
i’ll see the lights in columbia
they don’t go by as fast
and i got half a mind to turn around
but i won’t dear, no not, not for now
does my shadow walk your halls
does it creak on your floorboards
do i appear between your walls
in that old house in windsor
i don’t know if this is the last time
i’ll see the lights in columbia
they don’t go by as fast
and i got half a mind to turn around
but i won’t dear, no not, not for now
and i’m not any better than i was
when i left you weeping, and i watched
oh lord, how i’ll plead to come back
i’ll be the ghost to your flesh
cuz i don’t know if this is the last time
will i see the lights in columbia
they don’t go by as fast
and i got half a mind to turn around
but i won’t dear, no not, not for now
oh i won’t dear, no not, not for now
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in earnest
03:50
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felt like five generations had passed
saw the wheat grow, saw it turnin’ in your hands
but it was only one course of the moon
til’ those wheels touched the ground at last
and i’d know your name
well my brother, your lantern’s been out
oh my friend, how your garden’s run down
but you write pretty words in the night
so is it worth all the wounds that you count
and am i one, oh am i one
but when you held me that night in the desert
i forgot where i was, lost track of where we’re standing
i was melting into the heavens
with that wide sky above us
every star just watching us swaying
and then i thought to myself, lord is this right
did i lead you on
and then it was gone
come o’er, there’s a ghost that must be named
well it sees its soul in another, but it’s afraid
for if i write you these words in the night
oh it’s to tell you i don’t feel the same
will i haunt you now
or will you forget my name
no i don’t feel the same
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november in omaha
04:03
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well that big wind’s coming for you darlin, in the night
so gather up your things, write a note for somebody
and sharpen all them knives, to put up your big fight
you always knew this would end bloody
and lay your lead belly down
and follow that iron line, clear out of this town
you left your box of matches on the floor
an empty fifth of whiskey on the table
well i swear on high, i saw your eyes this morning
well the sky sank dark, and i drowned in the stable
and lay your lead belly down
and follow that iron line, clear out of this town
well i woke up to them coyotes
and i climbed up that hill in our yard
and i buried all them memories you left me
and set a blaze of hellfire to the barn
i’ll lay my lead belly down
and follow that iron line, clear out of this town
and i, i’ll leave you behind
and i won’t leave my porch light on, and i’ll forget why
oh, why
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the moss in my garden
04:23
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my mind is always walking slow and deep
in these big wide circles around the light of you
as i watch, my eyes grow heavy, and gravity pulls down
in these big wide circles i have no answer to
will i know you
will i see the man you want me to
will i know you
how i want to
well you grew like the moss deep and green in my garden
and every time i’d glance outside, try not to find it, but it was there
well i can’t help them things i don’t know, i can’t seem to help myself
to get some answers, to get my mind right, to not see you everywhere
will i know you
will i see the man you want me to
will i have you
how i want to
oh how i want to
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sabbath song
03:22
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five bodies on the ground
bent over at your feet
your shaking breath the only sound and harmony
nine bodies on the ground
your jacket frayed and drowning in the blood of righteousness
may god you reward you now
and when sabbath comes you’ll sit and bathe in rosy reds and blues
as they shine the light of glory on the rows of blood stained pews
but in your bones a black and fiery rage is boiling through, it’ll come
your tintype high upon the wall
my hands all red in alcohol
as you pray for her health
you beg he keeps her well
yeah you’d give it all
you tell the angels up above
hear my lowly cryin’ after all
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hannah wyatt Washington
hannah wyatt is an indie-folk singer/songwriter with a dark americana edge.
new ep "underground" out now.
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