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Mercury 85

from Mercury 85 by Dan Johnson

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MERCURY 85

I live out in the lonesome hills
Lumberyards and abandoned mills
A million miles from the nearest town
The night bird sings when the sun goes down
I was born back in 81
Went to school and I had my fun
Felt like a king for a time
But the world fell apart like a ball of twine
Got married and we had some kids
Got divorced when we hit the skids
It’s easy now but we’re all alone
Everyone sits on a lonely throne
During the day I go to work
The slow leak hurts the worst
So close but so far away
I’m going to catch up again someday

If you don’t mind maybe you could drive
My Mercury ‘85
I know it don’t sound good but lord
It's got a lot of life underneath the hood

Getting home after dark
Pulling in I hear a coyote bark
Yellow moon up in the willow tree
Can’t tell if I’m lonely or free
There’s a neon light in some old bar
And I know that’s where all of my old friends are
But we don’t talk like we used to
We don’t do the things we used to do
Some of my friends went to Iraq
I didn’t know them when they got back
Some went to college some went out West
I just kind of lost track of the rest
We still smile and tell old jokes
But the good old times disappeared like smoke
Out ahead is a long dirt road
And can’t nobody tell me where it goes

Telephone up in the sky
Call me up when I’m gone to die
Pick it up when it rings
I’ll tell you all about how the angels sing
Though we live in castles made of sand
And things don’t go like we planned
Don’t you feel so alive
When you're driving in my Mercury 85

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from Mercury 85, released May 15, 2014

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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