escaped from the city
with my car and my clothes,
i swore off the whiskey
and the cold
now I rise with the sun
do what needs to be done
then I head to the porch
for a smoke
well, it’s all well and good
i ain’t doin’ no harm,
i’m just searchin’ for
country livin’s charm.
cigarrette in your lips
with your crimson dress on
you knew every word
to every song
singin’ “say you won’t leave me,
I won't do you wrong”
i know it ain’t easy
life is long
then curl me up
inside your arms
and we'll go searching for country livin’s charms
and i know it ain't easy
your daddy won't be happy
he had other ideas
but the one thing i know
is you do what you must
with whoever you trust
and if you gotta go, you gotta go
so say you won’t leave me,
i won’t do you wrong,
i know it ain’t easy
life is long
I’ll curl you up
inside my arms,
and we’ll go searching
for country livin’s charms
credits
from Direction of Arrival EP,
released August 12, 2011
Written by Zach Dunham
Zach Dunham- vocals, keys
Phoebe Spier- vocals, guitar
Adam Mack- percussion
Lee Howard- bass
Co-Produced by Lee Howard, Zach Dunham and Phoebe Spier
Recorded by Lee Howard, Chief Sound Engineer at Mystery Machine Studio
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves, Mastering Engineer at Telegraph Audio Mastering
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