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lyrics

When the rocks go red it's the sunset
When the rocks go black it's the dawn
I would just like to ride with you
From now on … from now on

It took ages to get here
You swear you ran and you ran
Well, lie right down here beside me
We’ll bury our heads in the sand… heads in the sand

Tell the cars not to stop for the light
The man in the bar’s saying it's his last fight
We’ll never make it home alright
‘Cause nothing is the only thing worth doing tonight
Nothin's the only thing that's right

They come 'round lately to tell us
They come 'round lately to say
You can be new for a short time down here
But if you stay you pay… you pay to stay

It’s hard to party without you
Hard with the snow coming down
You were the belle of the ball
With your eight-inch gown… the queen in her crown

Tell the cars not to stop for the light
The man in the bar’s saying it's his last fight
We’ll never make it home alright
‘Cause nothing is the only thing worth doing tonight
Nothin's the only thing that's right

You were still standing when it was closing time
But the piece of art we called your heart
Like the flower of the lime
Froze before its prime

I'll admit that I'm lazy
I'd much rather sink than swim
I'd like to think you'd come back for me
If you could see the state I'm in… the state I've been in

This is a short time living
Next to a long time dead
Up against the coldness right along the tracks
Where we turned the world on its head… the world on its head

Tell the cars not to stop for the light
The man in the bar’s saying it's his last fight
We’ll never make it home alright
‘Cause nothing is the only thing worth doing tonight
Nothin's the only thing that's right

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from Go and Give the Guard a Break, released January 1, 2005

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Meghan Hayes Nashville, Tennessee

Meghan Hayes is a singer-songwriter, Nurse Practitioner and landscape designer living in Nashville, TN. Her most recent record, Seen Enough Leavers, is a bruising post-divorce document of pain, anxiety and loss, that has been lauded as “one of the best Americana albums in recent history.” Hayes is currently interviewing producers for her next record. ... more

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