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Raven Hotel

from Raven Hotel by Matt Harlan

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There's a full moon in the sky above the Raven Hotel
I'm locked out of my room again and stumbling to the lobby
Saw an old friend from a distance, but it was nearly hard to tell If it was true.

He said it's been a long time, it always seems to happen,
The months turn into lost phone numbers, people move around
The second hand was twitching when I asked about his family
The room was ready for his check-in.

He said I'm living in my own world now, you can stop by if you like
'Cause I'll forget to call and I'll forget to write.
Between the airports and the hotel rooms, I spend 3 nights out of 10 in my own town.
Nowadays that's settled down.
I'm in my own world now.

You know it's not that often -- if you really know me well --
The times I'm feeling lucky for the things I take for granted
But to see a knot untwisted and a poor man come unwound, I think of you.

My guitar's on the bed like some old preacher at confession,
Just there for conversation when there's no one else to bother,
I ask him if he thinks you'll be there when I'm home in Houston,
But the holy wood and steel, they did not have an answer.

I'm living in my own world now, you can stop by if you like
'Cause I'll forget to call and I'll forget to write.
But if you need me you can find me out there, Singing at the bar somewhere in town,
Until they shut it down.
I'm in my own world now.

Well the bottle's half-way empty at a quarter past eleven
It’s only way to sleep inside these temporary cages.
And the late night men are desperate as they try to bring some light into the room.

Tomorrow we'll be out among the modern population --
Call home if we have the time, tell the kids "Good morning."
It's hard to wonder if we're not all products on a shelf
When the moon is high above the Raven Hotel.

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from Raven Hotel, released June 24, 2014

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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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