We laughed ‘bout the Devil in the backyard.
We hid out back as the sun beat down
You turned me onto my favorite record
as my old man lay dying in the desert
Arizona seems to know death like we knew rock ‘n’ roll
I had no idea what you had inside.
I guess some shit’s just easy to hide
CHORUS
Nothing, no nothing will take us where we need to be
Well you died with your eyes closed
but was there really anything to see?
We were traveling low.
On trouble borrowed.
I hate how you had to go
We laughed and we smoked ‘til the sun rose.
With our heads up our ass we could hardly know
That’s as good as it gets.
Tiny hours after tiny sets
That’s the gift you gave to me.
Well my eyes are wide open and red with sun
Well the salt water stings my eyes.
Why do we always wait until somebody dies?
CHORUS --
I don’t think you’re in a better place.
You get what you get and that’s it.
But I hope you realized before you went
that what you gave was a gift.
You give what you give and that’s it
You give what you give and that’s it
CHORUS --
credits
from A Better Place,
released September 25, 2012
written by Tony Fulgham
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