WELL I GOT OUT OF THAT PLACE
KEPT ME QUIET, FELT DISPLACED
FELT THE CREEPING OF THE TRAP
MAKE YOU STAY IN THESE HILLS TIL YOUR DEAD
AND ALL MY OLD FRIENDS WE DON’T SPEAK
SOME ARE JUNKIES, OTHERS PREACH
SOME ARE TEACHERS, OTHERS FIGHT
SOME DIDN’T MAKE IT OUT ALIVE
BUT I’M FEELIN PRETTY GOOD NOW
I WAS SCARED TO MOVE
THINK THAT PEOLE CATCH THE BLUES
CAUSE THE BLUEGRASS AINT THAT BAD
BUT THE PEOPLE MAKE IT HARD TO RELAX
IN MY YOUNGER YEARS, I WAS IGNORANT
THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS ALL I NEEDED
BUT THIS BIG FISH IS WAY TOO BIG FOR THIS SMALL POND
BUT I’M FEELIN PRETTY GOOD NOW
EVEN THOUGH I DON’T SEE THAT OAK TREE IN THE PLACE THAT I GREW UP
I HAVE COMFORT IN KNOWIN THAT I QUIT GIVIN A FUCK
JUST ONE MORE THING BEFORE I GO
ONE MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL YOU’LL KNOW
AND APPRECIATE IT’S WORTH
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2020
Sturgill Simpson's first bluegrass album, what he calls "a mixtape for the fans," was created after his recovery from Covid-19. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2020
Hard-edged alt-country that draws on the pinwheeling melodies of bluegrass and classic folk, bolstering them with pounding rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 4, 2020