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Like Lightning (Way Out of Town)

from Best Beasts by Matt Harlan

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lyrics

She’s lying alone on a Thursday —
Hiding out ‘neath the cheap hotel lights.
She’s learning how lonely the evening can be,
When the wrong moves all start to feel right.

There’s coffee for two and a TV.
There’s breakfast at 7 AM.
She wakes up and screams
As her black and white dreams
Start turning to color again.

Chorus:
The truth can move through you like lightning,
And the lies fall like ash on the ground.
When the storm passes through,
Then you’ll open your eyes
And look for a way out of town.

But that’s her Bible there on the nightstand
And there’s words she can tell you by heart —
When the wind slapped her face
And her eyes filled with rain —
Her young family falling apart.

Now she’s down at that same dirty crossroads,
Where the soul and the mind can’t agree,
When to bear down and fight,
Or cut clear through the night,
With one last ounce of courage to leave.

CHORUS

Barefoot and kickin' up cinders —
She’s still learning how to be free.
When the sun’s on the rise
And the clouds all surrender,
It’s time to get up off your knees.

CHORUS

credits

from Best Beasts, released July 12, 2019
Matt Harlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Libby Koch - Vocals
Rich Brotherton – Electric Guitar
Stefano Intelisano - Keys
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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