I focus on the past too much
and revel in my sin
I pace around this old damn house
with the projects I began
But, tossed aside as they collapsed
and I wanted to be shut in
Until I was haunted by their ghosts
and brought back in again
When they whisper that you're alone
that's okay because you're stoned
The things you part with, the one you started,
the one you left has gone away
I figured how to succeed
just hang to the rails of life
If you're determined to burn down in flames
its hard to not think twice
The loved ones you have crossed
the paths you've walked and the beds you've made
All the times when you lit out
and you probably should have stayed
credits
from Conceptual DEMOS,
released October 29, 2014
Ryan Lawson guitar and vocals
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2020