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The Knob On The Door

from WORDSMITH by Reece Sullivan

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Written circa 2012, Baton Rouge, LA

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On falsified charges they came after to me
I ran like a bandit from the plains to the sea
I hid out in alleyways and left ‘em no leads
I moved through the heartland, disguised, you see

We left Oklahoma, flat-stomach and lean
We squandered the fortune we were given in need
And blew through the South like young, tumbling weeds
Strung out and broke, just the usual things

But my travelin’ days were put to a very cruel end
When I married a girl who chained me to installments and rent
Now I sit on the coach and I drink and I try to pretend
That things turned out different and I was loose again

In the boredom of winter, in the sorrow of night
I dream of a highway that runs out of sight
Over the highlands under star-spangled skies
Down through the low-lands where the big trucks drive

Don’t give me no lip or no grief no more
Think twice ‘for you strike up that ol’ worn out score
I’ll tell you again like I’ve told you before
Keep your thoughts to yourself like a good little girl

I recall days when I shook to the depths of my core
Now I sit silent and gaze at that knob on the door
And I dream of the wheel and riding that ol’ asphalt shore
Further away than I e’er been before

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from WORDSMITH, track released February 18, 2018
Clay Parker: Lead Acoustic
Paul Buller: Pedal Steel

Recorded at Blue Velvet Studio, Baton Rouge, Fall 2016

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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