mom keeps sending me rosaries
the world's barely standing on wooden legs now
activist complaints and atrocities
there's dust collecting on my window blinds
In Iowa you can see for miles
the sun coming out it's a good day for a drive
everything looks fine behind this windshield when you're driving by
but everybody's got their two cents worthless
leave this town, windows down tonight
saopbox strangers are boring me
with anecdotes and confessional soliloquies
talk about the weather shit they're waxing hurricanes
tornado gut wrench, well were due for some rain
old friends stopping by unexpectedly
just more explanations I'm not up for
I don't have the passion to recap and convert
through silent reactions I can see I was expected more
leave this town with the windows down tonight
one by one all my heroes turned sour
they say your taste buds are the first to go
you just can't trust much when each day something else crumbles
no need to know much when you're all alone
everybody's clutching better ideas idled in pockets
the devil's playing with lint balls these days
I can't even hear myself think over their talking
would-be cooks with hand-written recipes
leave this town with the windows down
four wheel sanctuary now
all I need in my room is a broom
and I'll keep it crystal clean
credits
from Redemption (out of print),
released October 1, 1996
TJ - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
Marty Letz - pedal steel
Eric Griffin - drums
Darren Matthews - banjo
Eric Straumanis - bass
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