These windshield wipers
do pretty good in the rain
But they're lousy for the tears
Can't clear away the pain
A million red tail lights
We're all the driving dead
Look over at the pickup on my left
But she's staring straight ahead
I see a tan Sierra on my right
And I think of what you said
Sand in my hair
and in my britches
Salt in my skin
I'm gonna sit right here
Somehow I thought the atmosphere
was better at the beach
But the gravity's all wrong
My balance is all gone
The gravity's all wrong
my shoes are out of reach
These windshield wipers
do pretty good in the rain
But they're lousy for the tears
Can't clear away the pain
Can't clear away...
credits
from A Place Of My Own,
track released March 17, 2011
All words and music by Tim Birchard. Copyright 2011 Tim Birchard.
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