Have you heard about an old man, who threw it all away
Left East St. Louis on a cold winter’s day
Blamed it on a bird he once scared away
Blamed it on a bird he once scared away
He slept in his car broke down on the side of the highway
Well she can’t go back on the things that are already done
She just crossed her fingers and stuck out her thumbs
It is what it is when you leave someone
Is what it is when you leave someone
Can’t hold on to the light of the setting sun
Ooh, Don’t the lonely break your heart
Ooh, Don’t some people just break your heart
Ooh, It’s the lonely lonely broken ones that break your little heart
People pass by and they don’t wanna believe
Hunger in the eyes of the orphans wasting on the street
They been pushed to the side, to where it’s to dark to see
Pushed to the side, to dark to see
Waiting on the tick of a clock, and the feeling of a heart beat
Ooh, Don’t the lonely break your heart
Ooh, Don’t some people just break your heart
Ooh, It’s the lonely lonely broken ones that break your little heart
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*See album credits for publishing info
The slashing roots rock on “Out On the Line” always makes its way to the kind of triumphant chorus that quickens the pulse. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2023
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023