with a half a pack of smokes
and a hand shake from my folks
I left that ol' town buried
scarecrow phone poles
but I set the cruise control
these Iowa plates tell the best story
with my feet on the dash
and tilted rear view mirror past
it seemed to make sense at the time
I thought there'd be a place somewhere
with a rail on the stairs
to keep me from falling over the side
Well I'm in a new place
but wearing the same old lost face
I guess it don't matter where you go
on the street in the rain
well it all seems the same
I guess there's no place unlike home
credits
from Redemption (out of print),
released October 1, 1996
TJ - acoustic guitar/vocal
Sarah Price - backing vocal
Marty Letz - pedal steel
Eric Straumanis - stand-up bass
Eric Griffin - drums
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