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Pretty Side of Pain

from Things Gonna Break by Adrian Niles

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Honey suckle and a summer wind,
Thinking about a long lost friend.
Well my mind is searching for a straight-a-way,
A clearing in this world, for a better day.
High upon the hill in the middle of the county somewhere,
Making the best of things.
Listening to the thunder, watching lightning strike,
On the pretty side of pain.

Well the fog rises thick through the rain,
Falls like love upon the vain.
Honey I be stuck if it wasn’t for you,
I’d be sick and lonesome too.
Living my life in the middle of the county somewhere,
Making the best of things.
Smell of warm pie as the winds get high,
On the pretty side of pain.

All my heroes have died, I think I’ll sleep outside,
Tonight down by the stream.
Well I’ve chased my dreams over strip-mined lands,
But I’ve always coming running back it seems.
Well I’m a rusty rail in the middle of the county somewhere,
Making the best of it.
Writing my life and living God’s will,
On the pretty side of pain.

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from Things Gonna Break, released April 1, 2008
Written by Adrian Niles

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Adrian Niles is a roots-rock artist from eastern Ohio. He grew up in the bluegrass music tradition of his father, uncle, and grandfather’s band The Porter Brothers. After discovering artists like Dylan and Hendrix, in his teen years, Niles dedicated his life to the folk, blues, and rock expressions as a songwriter and performer. ... more

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