From the recording The Roads that made me
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Lyrics
I leaned into a woman
Found comfort for a while
She smelled like cheap perfume and stank
She wore a tired smile
I curled up with a hound dog
On a cold November night
Woke up broke – pissed, I’m soaked
And late to catch a flight
[Pre-Chorus]
Funny how you get lost
When there’s nowhere you can go
A man can lose himself real quick
Blinded in the snow…
[Chorus]
The holes we dig
The roads we ride
The days that disappear
Memories fade
Like summer rain
When the mind ain’t seeing clear
Birds still fly
Coyotes cry
Some things never change
My ship has sailed
Wine’s run dry
and Grapes will leave a stain…
[Verse 2]
I’ll tell you ‘Bout a drifter
Who danced away his shot
He held an ace down in his hand
But the card he soon forgot
Not the smartest in the circle
More like an old rake in a shed
If he makes it out a winner
He may just end up dead…
[Chorus]
The holes we dig
The roads we ride
The days that disappear
Memories fade
Like summer rain
When the mind ain’t seeing clear
Birds still fly
Coyotes cry
Some things never change
My ship has sailed
Wine’s ran dry
and Grapes will leave a stain…
[Bridge]
And the mission to the journey
Ain’t always black and white
Some men spend forever
For one good thing to make it right
So I cast a line at midnight
In the moonlight on the pier
Just fishing for redemption
And praying God will hear…
[Final Chorus]
The holes we dig
The tears we hide
The scars we carry near
Drift away
Day by day
Till nothing feels sincere
Still the tide rolls in
Watch it again
Like it’s calling out my name…
My ship has sailed…
I’m still hanging on…
Cause a man can change his ways…
