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From the heart of the |
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Southern Downs, to the |
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North-East |
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London reservoirs, |
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From the start, the land scaped my sound, before |
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I'd ever been to |
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America. And if |
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I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar, |
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I'd get them in my band and then my band would get real far, |
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But I was raised in middle |
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England, and not in |
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Nashville |
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Tennessee, |
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And the only person in my band is me. |
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A simple scale on an old guitar, and a punk rock sense of honesty. |
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I cannot fail, |
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I've got this far with no knowledge of mid-west geography. |
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And if I knew anywhere where |
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I could drive in a straight line |
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For hours in the desert, |
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I'd drive for hours at a time. |
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But I was raised in middle |
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England, not in |
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Nashville |
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Tennessee, |
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And the only person in this car is me. |
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And yes I'm in four-four time, and yes |
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I use cheap cheap rhymes, |
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But I try to make a sound my own. |
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I know I don't break new ground, many have travelled this sound, |
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But I try to make it sound like home. |
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Well I've been to |
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Texas state, |
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I didn't think it was that ****ing great, |
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And Nebraska is just a bunch of songs, |
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Holloway and |
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Hampshire where |
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I belong. |
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And I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar, |
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All the city roads are twisted and |
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I do not own a car. |
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I was raised in middle |
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England, not in |
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Nashville |
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Tennessee, |
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And the only thing |
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I'm offering is me. |
