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Anywhere But Here

from Big Texas Sky by Darryl Gregory

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[verse1]
No good-byes from her Mama
As she ran outside
Stood on that dirt road
Under a big Texas sky
And the tears came down
For all the damage done

She's gonna run far
From this broke down life
Step Daddy's greasy hands
And his visits in the night
He ain't gonna hold her down this time
She ain't lookin' back this time

[chorus]
Cause she knows love is
Anywhere but here
She knows hope is
Anywhere but here
She waits for a ride
In the dust and desolation
Not thinking about her destination
As long as it's
Anywhere but here

[verse 2]
She climbs up in the cab
Of a beat up old Ford
The boy who was drivin
Leans over and shuts her door
She can smell the beer and the sweat
But she smiles anyway

He lights a cigarette
And rolls his window down
Say something about gettin married
And stayin here in town
But that's just the same old story
Different book but same old story

[chorus]
Cause she knows love is
Anywhere but here
She knows hope is
Anywhere but here
She looks in his eyes for an affirmation
Sees no sign of her salvation
She knows that it's
Anywhere but here

[bridge]
She says Oh God please
Help me up off my knees
She cries Oh God why
Was I born under this big Texas sky

[verse3]
She's gonna run far
From this broke down life
From every little thing
That ain't treatin her right

They ain't gonna hold her down this time
She ain't gonna be forgivin this time
Make some changes for good this time

[chorus]
Cause she knows love is
Anywhere but here
She knows hope is
Anywhere but here
She got a ticket for a bus
Headed to Austin
Or is it Detroit?
Maybe it's Boston?
As long as it's
Anywhere but here

credits

from Big Texas Sky, released March 1, 2012
Darryl Gregory - vocals, guitars & bass, piano (track 1), drum inventions, odds & ends

Recorded and mixed at Blue Cave Studios (www.bluecavestudios.com)

Mastered by Brian Hazard, Resonance Mastering (www.resonancemastering.com)

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Take a little Mellencamp, throw in some Cash, stir with a dash of Hiatt and flavor with Springsteen & Earle. Sounds Like Darryl Gregory. Heat-n-Eat! mmm good.

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