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Seattle Southbound Blues

from Suck it Up, Cupcake by Dan Johnson

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I come out west on a twelve car freight
My work boots upon my feet
I played my guitar in many old bars
I sang my song out on the street
I loved a girl her name was Roseanne
Her eyes were like two diamonds green and blue
I told her all the lines that I could drag from my mind
I sang her every folk song I knew
We lay with each in that little tiny bed
We couldn't run out of things to say
Our hearts were open though they'd both been broken
In the safety of our promise there we lay
She spoke to my soul, I listened to her mind
We made such pretty harmony it seemed
We wove ourselves together like silk and leather
It became impossible to find the seam

I played for my supper every day
On the corner near the mission and the park
I'd sing and I'd holler I'd collect a couple dollars
I'd bring it all home to her when it got dark
We never really fought but one day she was gone
I guess she never really had been mine
She left me one last letter said she wished she'd loved me better
But she had to find herself on down the line
If I had a hundred dollars I'd leave right now
I'd ride that evening train to LA
I'd find Roseanne and put a ring on her hand
And then all of these blues would go away
I’m sitting here at this old train station
Just finishing this bottle of booze
My pockets are full of old love letters
I’ve got them Seattle southbound blues

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from Suck it Up, Cupcake, released May 1, 2015

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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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