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Ballad of the Suburban Cowboy

from Suburban Cowboy by Nick Gamer

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Fading fast, they say the good times don’t last
And the folks who still try are living in the past
Dreams soften, they become like old friends
That you think about often but you never call them

Every Saturday night you leave the house
Searching for the magic you once took for granted
But nine times out of ten I fall through the cracks
Like cigarette ash someone sweeps up in the morning

One for my lover, two for the wine
The lines on my face and the ties that bind
It’s the wind in the pines, it’s a crooked bloodline

Closing time, tumblin’ three sheets to the wind
I spent every last dime I earned at my shift
Watching drunk kids at the diner
Driving nice cars, on their phones
Someday they’ll be signing my paychecks
They don’t even tip the waitress

But who the hell am I? Just some bastard of buckaroo
Who never left his hometown, who’s dreams are long overdue
You can find me at a tavern chasin’ bourbon with beer
In some strip mall sprawl at the edge of the western frontier

One for the wicked, two for the holy
Three for the paradigm shifting ever so slowly
It’s a lonely decline when your well runs dry

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from Suburban Cowboy, released July 29, 2022
Nick Gamer: acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Bryan Wollen: drums, guitar, percussion
Rick Pedrosa: pedal steel
Garrett Brown: bass
Olivia Duffy: fiddle
Lauren Hay: vocal

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