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Michigan
03:01
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VERSE 1
Oh I gotta get back to Michigan
Now I did try
But it's time to tell the truth
And refuse it
Oh you know that I'm bound for Michigan
You can tell my friends I'm leaving
It's half a day
And I'll be sleeping in Michigan
VERSE 2
Took a terrible thought to realize
That I don't want what you want
But its hard
Cause from the start
I've been dreaming of you for quite awhile
But you've been dead and decaying
For half a life that I've been praying
CHORUS
Oh the mess I made
In trying to replace Michigan
CHORUS
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2. |
Trying to Live Again
03:05
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VERSE 1
I’m made with midwestern basic of parts
But to get up the courage I needed to start
Trying to live again
I’ll need some help and a couple of beers
To break off the shadow from of of these years
Trying to live again
CHORUS
I don’t want to let you down
So I’ll be the one not making a sound
VERSE 2
Cause I've been accepting of standing so still
This town is so empty its taking me in
Why can’t I live again?
If I step on the sidewalk its only to breath
To take in the air that I don’t seem to need
Trying to live again
CHORUS
VERSE 3/OUTRO
I’d like to say that this moment has passed
But I’m fairy certain that no one had asked
But I’m trying to live again
I’m trying to live again
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3. |
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VERSE 1
I was thinking that I'd take some time
Would you notice?
But then triumphantly return
You'd be so impressed
CHORUS
But Hold me Down
Cause I don't want to go
VERSE 2
I even made it hard to find me
Moved up north
But what I never counted on was how
Quickly you'd forget
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Now its harder to remember
Who I thought I was
Lately nothing seems right sober
I'll drink to you because
I never bet the underdog
Now
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4. |
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VERSE 1
I'm in the prime of life
I've heard a hundred times but
I've been hiding for so long
It's hard to give life up
But losting aint nothing much when
You've denied it for so long
CHORUS
So if you're looking for me, I'm already missing
If you're looking to find any reason why.
Baby I'm no good at goodbyes
VERSE 2
I'm now surrounded with
Servants and Harlequins
But It doesn't have to be that bad
Their right for keeping on
And in the end i'm wrong but
I've been drinking so whats the use
How about you?
CHORUS
TURN
I tried, and I don't have a reason
I've just been bored for awhile
CHORUS
TURN
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5. |
Something Honorable
04:43
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My mind is empty but it's hard to believe in all these histories abound, I'm not privy to them still
But I'm a soldier in the suburban army and I'll complete my orders just as easily as you
But I've been praying for a broken leg
Useless to my men letting down my brigade
Something honorable to make my escape
Tell my mother I was brave
Because I'm getting tired of the same conversations I had when I was younger, when the future still was dim
I dreamed of moments like the ones I'm having and I'd have to say I'd rather stick to dreaming just for now
But I've been praying for a broken leg
Useless to my men letting down my brigade
Something honorable to make my escape
Tell my mother I was brave
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Josh Kaufman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"Sweet-sounding... with hints of alt-country, The Beatles and Elliott Smith. Kaufman is a thoughtful songwriter, and his moves are intentional; he has the pop form down without following it to a formulaic end" - Pittsburgh City Paper
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