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K&W

from Best Beasts by Matt Harlan

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lyrics

In this old dirty barroom
No one cares who you know,
On the wrong side of Cleveland
Like a worn-out old joke.
I drove all day to get here.
Now the night’s coming on —
Draggin' out every haunted old mem’ry
To welcome me home.

Heavy eyes driftin’, off a long bobtail run. Made it clean up from Charleston, 'Neath a November sun.
The phone just kept ringing,
So I guess you ain’t home.
Hell, I hope that you ain’t out tyin’ off While I’m tying one on.

Chorus:
This old K&W it’s blue and it’s white — Painted up just like my Saturday night. On this lonely parade.
Wandering around in the wind.
I’ve been out in the cold for too long to just stumble back in.

Out on 77, I can push it all down.
When the high lines stop moving,
I’m afraid I might drown.
In my own bad decisions
Or the sound of the rain.
But you shatter my heart
And this old rig just rattles my brain.

So I’ll roll out this morning
With a fistful of pride.
Hit Alonzo’s off Sunset
Feeling half-way alive.
It’s been years since I’ve seen him
And you know I just might,
Buy some cocaine and cotton
And find me some new place to hide.

CHORUS

Bridge:
Dream weaver steal me a dream,
All wrapped up in chrome
Like some rubberneck scene.
Left there alone with the fire
And the first flashing lights,
You’re the drug that I need more than this.
Hell, I tried to get clean,
But I’d die for your kiss.
I’m wrecked either way,
So I might as well go out in style.

This old K&W is just a burning jack-knife —
Lighting up somebody’s Saturday night.
On this lonely parade,
Finding one last way to bend.
I’ve been out in the cold for too long to just stumble back in.

credits

from Best Beasts, released July 12, 2019
Matt Harlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Kelley Mickwee – Vocals
Rich Brotherton – Electric Guitar
Will Van Horn – Pedal Steel
Bruce Hughes – Bass
Mike Meadows – Drums

Written by:
Matt Harlan - Ghost Moon Music (BMI)
Colin Raftery (BMI)

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Matt Harlan Houston, Texas

Matt Harlan is a troubadour of the first degree, bringing songs of bus-stops, coffee-shops and lives overlooked to stages across his home-state of Texas, the USA and Europe. His expressive vocals recall Chris Smither and Chris Knight, shading his poignant songs with soaring heart and aching grit. ... more

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