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Highs and Lows

from Things Gonna Break by Adrian Niles

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This rattler is tearing through the pristine finish of country on the fringes of night
The dust is dry, and I got no water worth drinking but there are storm clouds in sight
The wild west is now wild in different ways than the old movies and songs said
And I don’t think there’s ever been a sundown in the heart of the desert this red

I’ve traveled through heat that would melt your last sane thought and leave your heart and your head hollow
And the cold steel wind that would leave you longing for a freeze a little closer to zero
these elements among us would peel the moss from anything that don’t roll
I don’t bother telling myself, things ain’t the same everywhere you go

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Highs and low, well they come and go, But I’ve got a place of my own
Out here ‘neath infinity, that the Lord created for me
Where I carry my burden away from despair and give it to what I believe

Yesterday the wind blew phrases and melodies that would make a man weep
I heard someone whispering sweet in my ear as my eyes fell heavy for sleep
And I got to recalling a mother’s love for even the most hoodlum of boys
But a cinder kicker won’t let you hear much of the honesty behind the noise...Chorus

Out here on my own, thoughts get cloudy and I start worrying bad
But you can’t stow-a-way when you get stove'd up and you can’t miss something you ain’t never had
And a velvet slumber’s like a pot of gold, only better for what ails
And if you’re gonna build something you can’t peck, you gotta hit heavy on the nail

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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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