I left my family and left my home
Just to sing this shit into a microphone
I sing way too much nowadays because I think too much
My mind's a maze
I try to grit my teeth til my jaw is locked
Some days it feels like I just can't stop
The road I'm on is full of warnin' signs
The bridge is out but I just keep drivin'
I probably should turn back around
And give my wife and kids a kiss
Instead of singing to the folks in the bar
About all the things I miss
What I thought would make things better
Has only made it worse
I traded everything I love
For the verse chorus verse
Folks in Kentucky down to Tennessee
East or west it's all the same to me
Faces in a crowd that I just can't see
I've got a tuned up guitar but I'm singin' off key
Wanted to sing a couple songs drink a few rounds
But the songs took fire and burned my world to the ground
Now I stay up late cause I just can't sleep
And pray to the ceiling for how it used to be
I probably should turn back around
And give my wife and kids a kiss
Instead of singing to the folks in the bar
About all the things I miss
What I thought would make things better
Has only made it worse
I traded everything I love
For the verse chorus verse
credits
from Dalton Mills,
released June 5, 2020
Written by Dalton Mills and Lance Rogers
Crafting powerful songs about commitment and love, the Nashville singer-songwriter channels and subverts ’70s country and folk tropes. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 7, 2022