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Sidewalks of Broadway
03:26
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I ain’t much of an outlaw like Waylon or Willie
I ain’t done time for my sins
I run with the hellions, the barflies and ladies
The kings of this decadent strip
Outsiders we roam
In bottles we trust
As we drink through the pain it can’t touch
Adult adolescents
Convalesce
On the sidewalks of Broadway
There’s a part of me broken, that I aim to deal with
Tomorrow when I wake up
All that’s forgotten, with this transient family
Of vagrants, lovers and drunks
Outsiders we roam, in bottles we trust
As we drink through the pain it can’t touch
Adult adolescents, convalesce
On the sidewalks of Broadway
The novice, naïve eye sees
The lonesome or the weak
In solace we’re inspired,
Like-minded outsiders and freaks
Tonight, it’s the whiskey, healing scars
As we drink convalesce and rejoice
When the bottles are empty, we’re alone
On the sidewalks of Broadway
Outsiders we roam, in bottles we trust
As we drink through the pain it can’t touch
Adult adolescents, convalesce
On the sidewalks of Broadway
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2. |
Liquor and Blood
04:00
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I’ve been caged in the bottle; I couldn’t climb out
Looking up it ain’t easy, I let your hand go somehow
This far down in the hole, there’s no sign of blue skies
Just a black open hollow, that’ll cut through your mind
I’m wondering when this is all over
Will you see me for who I once was?
Not a burden left bleeding out memories
In this cell made of liquor and blood
Faint thoughts about heartache, and borrowing time
Rush from my veins like a lost lullaby
45 rounds a minute, when the needle it falls
Til’ this old worn out record, just won’t play at all
I’m wondering when this is all over
Will you see me for who I once was?
Not this echo of guilt you leave dying
In this cell made of liquor and blood
Now this prisons so clear I can see it
I release you, it’s time to atone
Can’t keep singing this Swan Song forever
You should walk out and leave me alone
I’m wondering when this is all over
Will you gather the strength to move on?
Let me die here alone, you can’t save me
From this cell made of liquor and blood
Let me die here alone, you can’t save me
From this cell made of liquor and blood.
I’ve been caged in the bottle; I couldn’t climb out
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3. |
Darker Side of Love
04:38
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It’s the last day I’ll be a reminder
Of all the things you’ve never done
We fought like hell, I tried to save us
From who we are, who we’ve become
If you need to find me, look in any bar
Alone inside, I’m broken now, pulling sorrow through these straws
You’ll find my heart, on the darker side of love
Take my eyes, so they can’t see what I’ve lost
I’ll be alright, though you may need to remind me
The way I feel inside me I might die
I might die
It doesn’t matter who decided
Who was wrong, who was right
We set fire to all the wagons
No one there, walked out alive
If you need to find me, look in any bar
Alone inside, I’m broken now, pulling sorrow through these straws
You’ll find my heart, on the darker side of love
Take my eyes, so they can’t see what I’ve lost
I’ll be alright, though you may need to remind me
The way I feel inside me I might die
I might die
You’ll find my heart, on the darker side of love
Take my eyes, so they can’t see what I’ve lost
I’ll be alright, though you may need to remind me
The way I feel inside me I might die
On the darker side of love
Take my eyes, so they can’t see what I’ve lost
I’ll be alright, though you may need to remind me
The way I feel inside me I might die
I might die
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4. |
Wind River
03:42
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I remember when we were kids
Impulsive youth out on the Rez
“Second star, then on to morning” we fought time like Peter Pan
Monotony brought restlessness
Taught us all about swinging fists
Hard to face, all our mistakes, trying to outrun who we are
Riding main we found it,
Blood on Blood it sounded
Like a future we’d all die to live
Wolverines and Eagles
Around the valley we grew up
On the proud Wind River we survived, being young
Drinking out by Fremont Bay
Mouseketeers out by the lake
Lord we might have been found at Black Bridge or that canyon by the falls
Wolverines out in the night
Racing backroads flashing lights
Falling rain hit open windows riding Main Street County 10
Riding main we found it,
Blood on Blood it sounded
Like a future we’d all die to live
Wolverines and Eagles
Around the valley we grew up
On the proud Wind River we survived, being young
Riding main we found it,
Blood on Blood it sounded
Like a future we’d all die to live
Where the night led, we’d go
In Lander Valley we grew up
On the proud Wind River we survived, being young
We survived, being young
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There’s a darkness around the approach to my heart &
I can’t find the right road home
When you open your eyes there’s a light that comes on &
I no longer feel I’m alone
You’re the one they write stories about,
The fairest of all, the forests around
My kingdom so tame in your arms
The howling wolves, fall silent around us
When I’m lost in the dark, in the crowd I’m alone &
The sun feels so far off tonight,
You climb the tower of the sorrow and doubt &
Surround me with all your light
You’re the one they write stories about,
The bravest of all, the forests around
My kingdom so tame in your arms
The howling wolves, fall silent around us
Like pilgrims we roam, through the Slough of Despond &
The Valley of Shadows and Death
With a grin you’ll arrive when the nights have been long &
Allay this nomadic unrest
We’re the ones they write stories about,
The Fairest of all, the forests around
My kingdom so tame in your arms
The howling wolves, fall silent around us
My kingdom so tame in your arms
The howling wolves, fall silent around us
There’s a darkness around the approach to my heart &
I can’t find the right road home
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6. |
The Coke Stand
04:03
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The black gets hard to wake from lately,
The dead cry out to heed the call
A tussled man waved from the coke stand
Wake up where’s my methadone
I keep waiting while life’s riddle changes, and no one’s brought the answers to me yet
If I keep drinking with strung out broken angels, then one day I won’t wake up you can bet
You’re only lonely when you’re wasted
Only hear when I don’t call
Another sober night on main street
Another fucked up night alone
I keep waiting while life’s riddle changes, and no one’s brought the answers to me yet
If I keep drinking with strung out broken angels, then one day I won’t wake up you can bet
When you’re strong I’ll be your weakness
When you’re weak I’ll be your strength
It’s all just pantomime for blind kids
Aboard these wagons we all ride
I keep waiting while life’s riddle changes, and no one’s brought the answers to me yet
If I keep drinking with strung out broken angels, then one day I won’t wake up you can bet
I keep waiting while life’s riddle changes, and no one’s brought the answers to me yet
If I keep drinking with strung out broken angels, then one day I won’t wake up you can bet
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Mike River Knoxville, Tennessee
“Pulling Sorrow,” Mike River’s latest album, offers a flavorful mix of classic country and Americana, tunes that River wrote last year during the pandemic.
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