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It's Broken EP

by Ryan Lawson

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1.
It's Broken 02:39
It's broken like the car you had when you were seventeen. It's broken like a lost pocket knife or an old magazine. It's broken like the time you felt getting in trouble at school. It's broken like the first cigarette you smoked because you though it was cool. It's broken like when it used to be a little scary at night. It's broken like the time you first heard your mom and dad get in a fight. It's broken like a car on the road with no gasoline. It's broken like the first time you looked me in the eyes, said I was mean. It's broken like an out of tune guitar. It's broken like my heart after you cut it and left those scars.
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Little birdie, why do you fly in the trees? Little birdie, why do you die in the leaves? There's a train that escapes this dusty town. The only problem is the tracks go round and round. It might be a little lonesome in your hometown somewhere, southeastern Tennessee. But, I caught a north wind somewhere in Austin, and it put a chilling spell on me. So, it might be a little cold in Colorado or wherever it is you feel the need to go. But, I'm stuck neck deep in a heap of loneliness and trouble because Oklahoma got all of the snow. Little spider, why build your webs into the trees? Little spider, why crawl around underneath the leaves? I took a step outside tonight just to catch my breath from the dark. I tried to recollect my head after I read your remarks. I tried to drown myself in the river but the water was too low. I bought a Cadillac instead and I hit the road.
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Pilgrim & a Stranger (free) 02:08
4.
Habits 04:27
Ain't going anywhere in this world without you. There's nothing else that I'd rather do. Except for to chase you around in the shade. Wait around for you to dig my grave. I know it might sound a little pathetic. But, you've gone and run away with my mind. You have a hard way of breaking bad habits. Makes me feel like I'm always doing time. We had us a house way far off in the land. We made it a home out of that rotten sand. There was beer in the fridge and some fish on the lines. Cicadas rumbling in the hot summer time. So don't go and scare me like you did once before. When you threatened me and your hand touched the door. The drought has been around for almost a year. But, you brought the rain when your eyes filled with tears.
5.
Baby, it's a new year and I'm going to do it right this time. I'll quit smoking cigarettes and drinking so much wine. Maybe I'll get a haircut and a new pair of boots. I'll start walking past these memories of youth. There will be no more crying from sleepless nights. I'll get my act together and put my goals in sight. Oh, with my new boots I'll start my journey far beyond these memories of youth. It's been a long time coming. I've got a hard road ahead, but I think I can make it with the old times dead. Well, it was a new year and I didn't do it right that time. I kept on with the cigarettes. I drank a lot more wine. I didn't get a haircut and couldn't afford the boots. Means, I couldn't get past the memories of youth.

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Second musical release filling the void between "This Old Knife" and the new studio album due to come out in July.

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released May 2, 2011

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Ryan Lawson Edmond, Oklahoma

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