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lyrics

When I was a young man, I set fire to my veins
Made love to every neighbor's girl through my bedroom window
And after all the lights went out, me and all my friends
We'd go flying out of town

Dig myself a grave so deep, ain't no one gonna find me
Pray the lord my soul to keep with the devil right behind me
And there ain't no angel gonna give me wings tonight
If I fall down

Texarkana dirt beneath my fingernails
Tired highway razoring my arms
Going ninety-five with nowhere left to get to in a hurry
We were young, we were something, we were ours for a little while

And I learned to smell trouble from a long way off
I just never thought to pay it much attention
Always turned to fight instead of look the other way
In truth, I never quite got that damn monkey off my back

Tearing hard out of every parking lot
Keep it hidden, it's not the way I thought it would be
Living just to mark the passing time
Until I fall

Now I'm holding onto everything with nothing in my hands
Keep feeling for my angel wings,
There's nothing but the mattress and the wind
At my back, as I go flying out again

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from When It's All Gone, You Come Back, released March 1, 2010
Shelley Miller - guitar/vocals; Maria McCullough - fiddle

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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.
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