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Songs:Lonely Rider (92861)

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I rub my eyes and wipe my hands off on the thighs of my jeans
I throw the keys down on the bed spread between the tourist magazines
I close the curtain I know for certain this is no where I belong
I caught the whistle off the highway
now I've been wandering too much
I have been wandering

I am clumsy and beside me I spilled a pool of gasoline
now my coffee tastes like the bitter fuel but I drink it just the same
I threw the map out in Dacono you wouldn't believe the things I've seen
like the sunflower fields in Kansas, monument to gold and green
I have been wandering

I am a lonely rider on a real slow horse
I am a wayward christian blown just a little left off course
I am a little young to have known the last world war
nothing more than a stab in the dark between these motel walls

I drove the back roads of Virginia to escape the toll road cost
I saw white crosses on the highway marking the loved ones that've been lost
And old men in rust stained overalls smile empty, toothless grins
they salute me from their lawn chairs though they know not where I've been
I have been wandering

I am a lonely rider on a real slow horse
I am a wayward christian blown just a little left off course
I am a little young to have known the last world war
nothing more than a stab in the dark between these motel walls

you pass through cities by the score
mark your distance but don't ever mark your course
and you take your lonely by the hand
and slowly drive off again

I wonder will you recognize this person I've become
though it's not about thick skin and scars and the damage that's been done
and I know now about trust and shame and the luck that I have got
I will walk barefoot across those bridges whether they are burning or are not

I am a lonely rider on a real slow horse
I am a wayward christian blown just a little left off course
I am a little young to have known the last world war
nothing more than a stab in the dark
I'm a little shocked to see the ways that I need
I am a tight rope walker fallen down upon her knees
I am a little young to know the why and what for
nothing more than a stab in the dark between these motel walls 



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Lonely Rider by Beth Amsel SONG

on the album

Kindling


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  • Overall rating: (11 votes)
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  • Length: 3:55
  • Times played: 9
  • People hearing: 210
  • Times requested: 5
  • First played: Jun 24th, 2005
  • Last played: Oct 6th, 2008
  • Previously played: Aug 25th, 2008
  • Song ID#: 92861

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4 stars=Mert12-stringerE.D. Egg

3 stars=Griffin



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