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car wreck + love wreck + wanting to be Kelly Hogan.

lyrics

There's a knock on the door, I'm counting my way back
From what I mean to what I'll say
There's a hole in the floor that I've worn with all this carrying on
I don't turn in the moon like you wanted me to,
But I shine like the sunniest steel
Buckle, burn just to hold you in

There's a nip in your thigh from the blue vinyl ride down the freeway
There's a scratch down the side where the porch took the paint out last week
There's a nest in the eaves, you're dodging and weaving
I don't have the words to say
'Fuck it', and 'I love you' all at the same time

Honey, how I tried to save you
Honey, how I tried to be the one to fall, holding you in
Funny, how I tried to save you
But the best I could be was the buckle
That burned your skin as you slid along
How do, how do
How do you do?

If beer can confessions were the same as affection
I'd have married you five times this week
But the rings 'round my eyes don't come close to fitting on my finger
Now I'm playing the man, helping you stand
Just to lay you back down again
It's not a promise 'til you crack it open and see the light

Honey, how I tried to save you
Honey, how I tried to be the one to fall, holding you in
Funny, how I tried to save you
But the best I could be was the buckle
That burned your skin as you slid along
How do, how do
How do you do?

credits

from When It's All Gone, You Come Back, released March 1, 2010
Shelley Miller - vocals, guitar; John Abbey - bass; Joe Darnaby - guitar, Larry Beers - drums; Micah Walk - guitar/backing vocals

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Shelley Miller Chicago, Illinois

Shelley Miller isn't afraid to take chances. Less interested in genre than honesty, she pens darkly soulful tunes about life just outside the lines. Folk? Perhaps...late-night jukebox folk. Gospel for non-believers folk. Had-one-too-many-and-lived-to-tell folk. Rock hymns for the unhemmed folk.

Shelley released her 4th album, February, in March 2012. She lives in Chicago. ... more

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