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Indiana
04:43
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The morning sky was like polished steel, a
Painting done all in flats
The day you told me you were goin’ away and
You were never coming back
Indiana, Indiana
At a crossroads in my life
Indiana, Indiana
Will I ever get it right?
This pricking rain is like pins and needles of
Limbs coming back from sleep
My brain awaking from the fantasy that
You and I were meant to be
Indiana, Indiana
I’m at a crossroads in my life
I followed you to Indiana
Will I ever get it right?
I’m trying to erase you, but the lines are all still there
I drew in pencil but I pressed too hard again
Indiana, Indiana
I’m at a crossroads in my life
I’m stranded here in Indiana
Will I ever get it right?
Indiana, Indiana
I’m at a crossroads in my life
I’m stranded here in Indiana
Will I ever get it right?
Can this end become a new beginning
Be even better than before?
Will I be a phoenix rising or a
Dove fallin’ to the floor?
Indiana, Indiana
I’m at a crossroads in my life
I’m stranded here in Indiana
Will I ever get it right?
Indiana, Indiana
Can you show me to the light?
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2. |
100 Proof
04:07
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I remember when you called your daddy
Just to prove me wrong
A high school teacher seemed a valid authority
Before google came along
Those days we argued over any little thing
Before I knew that we were friends
Just a couple freshmen trying to find their way
Down rocky roads towards being men
Southern Comfort in northern climes
They say these years are the best of times
We were on our way to find the truth
Living life at 100 proof
Then that summer on a ghost town campus
Two loners hanging out
The burly catcher and the skinny, feral geek
What was that all about?
You didn’t like it when I slept on those drives
From Buffalo to Rochester
All those weekend trips back home
When we would hang out with your girl
Southern Comfort in northern climes
They say these years are the best of times
We were on our way to find the truth
Living life at 100 proof
I don’t remember why I stayed that weekend
And you made the trip alone
I just remember you came back insisting
There was something I should know
We climbed the stairs up to the rooftop
So we could take in the view
You got drunk and confessed your love
But I didn’t feel it too
Southern Comfort in northern climes
They say these years are the best of times
Watching thunderstorms on the roof
Living life at 100 proof
[instrumental Bridge]
Of all the folks who ever took a shine to me
You baffled me the most
You just assumed you’d be the one to please me
But that not how it goes
Two guys don’t always want the same thing
And your approach just made me wince
That emptied bottle gave you clumsy courage
And I ain’t had a drop since
Southern Comfort in northern climes
You told your secret and I buried mine
Watching thunderstorms on the roof
Couldn’t handle 100 proof
Southern Comfort in northern climes
You told your secret and I buried mine
Our friendship ended up on that roof
It couldn’t handle 100 proof
I wasn’t ready for 100 proof
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4. |
Old Ways
04:10
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The old ways
The old ways
Weren’t even good in the old days
With people being unkind
And people left behind
The old ways
The old ways
The old ways
The old ways
Some wanna go back to the old days
And return to the old ways
With people being unkind
And many left behind
The old ways
The old ways
The old ways
The old man wants to live in the old days
He had more power with the old ways
He could be unkind
And leave people behind
The old ways
The old ways
For the good of all
And harm to none
I call in my power
I reclaim my will
As the sun comes up
May his spirit be released
As the moon goes down
The old ways
The old ways
Don’t wanna go back to the old days
No return to the old ways
With people being unkind
Too many left behind
Let’s say no to the old ways
Let’s say no to the old ways
No to the old ways
No to the old ways
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5. |
Windfall
02:47
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6. |
Picket Fences
06:00
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Did you ever get that picket fence that you wanted?
The old American Dream so unduly vaunted
The perfect lawn
Two point four kids
All this is yours
If you keep your feelings hidden
Did you make that choice to live a life haunted?
Haunted by the feelings that promised alienation
Haunted by the rules passed down through generations
Haunted by the faith that taught of ruination
Haunted by the family you saw as your foundation
When we met you were so young and full of promise
But tradition weighed down on you as an onus
You couldn’t yet be
Open and free
You only shared
Your doubts with me
We waited so long for you to say something honest
Did you ever get that picket fence that you wanted?
The old American Dream so unduly vaunted
The perfect lawn
Two point four kids
All this is yours
If you keep your true feelings hidden
Did you make that choice to live a life haunted?
Haunted by the feelings that promised alienation
Haunted by those rules passed down through generations
Haunted by the faith that taught of ruination
Haunted by the family you saw as your foundation
I hope you got that white picket fence that you wanted
A new American Dream for the newly undaunted
The perfect lawn
One or two kids
A bold paradise
Where we all can live
So no one ever has to live a life haunted
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Dwayne Jarrell and the Truer Sound San Francisco, California
Late Bloomer with an Explorer's Heart and a love for Americana & Blues music. Started writing songs after a long, twisted journey towards love and happiness with my husband in California. Went in the studio with a bunch of talented strangers in May 2021 to record some demos and came out with a full album that tells my story in a way I could never have dreamed possible. ... more
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