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Child of Wonder
03:08
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Way back then when I was just a boy
I used to dream that I could fly from my front porch
Get a running start and wave my arms
Didn't know where I would land
And when I fell down I'd get up and try again
I used to think that I could talk to ghosts
They'd come to me when I needed them the most
They taught me how to handle all
The things I couldn't see
And then keep watch while I would drift asleep
Child of Wonder
When will you come down?
Rolling thunder
Couldn't keep your head out of the clouds
I can hear my father say
"You can be what ever you want to be some day"
I know my father's father never said that much to him
I wonder what he might have been
Time can take my memory
Take my body
Take the ones who love me
But it can't take my secrets
All the spirits that have helped to guide my way
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Born to Lose
03:44
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Seven days old in her bedroom
She had the prettiest eyes
She wouldn't know how it feels to be loved
For one whole day in her life
Her daddy wouldn't come see her
Her mom is still drying out
Won't take her long to see for herself
She's all that she has now
Is she born to lose
Is it just her lot in life?
Is she in control
Or just along for the ride?
Change her trailer park
But can she change her mind?
She never did well in school
No one would ever ask why
Raindrops and pebbles may slip through the cracks
She'd say "it's no one's fault but mine"
She never gave them a reason
They never gave her the time
God knows she's trying to stand on her own
But southern dirt is shaky ground
Nobody told her 'cause they couldn't see
The view from the bottom and how to survive
Climbing a mountain is just as hard
As crossing the Bartow county line
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Gonna sail me a boat to god knows where
As long as it gets me away from here
Been hanging around for way too long
I think it's time I get moving on
It'd take at least 10 years of therapy
To dull my eccentricities
Been so strung out on booze and pills
If you think you know me you never will
I'm so tired of running in place
Watching time pass by
And it feels like I am floating away
I don't think I belong here
All my life I've felt so strange
Like maybe there was something I couldn't change
And there's a still small voice inside of me
That's never happy and never seen
It says "you're never gonna be good enough
Every song you write is just a bluff
That you sing yourself to sleep at night
While you hope it all turns out alright"
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Wishful Thinking
03:05
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If I was Jesus Christ what miracles would I achieve?
Would I wrestle wine from water,
Would I calm the raging seas?
Could I still take up the cross knowing they'd all turn their backs on me?
What kind of savior would I be?
I'm sure Jesus was a young man
With his head stuck in the clouds
But in his imagination
He's got it all figured out
If I became the president could I learn how to lead?
Could I solve a nation's problems,
Could I solve what's inside me?
Could I make folks work together even when they disagree?
What kind of leader would I be?
I think Lincoln said it better
When he stood on hallowed ground
"All men are created equal"
Wish we could hear that now
Maybe it's just wishful thinking
And I love to think out loud
I think we could still start over
Is it too late for that now?
If I was something better than the man you thought you knew
Would you crawl back through the window of this lonely old bedroom?
Could you find it in your heart to take a chance and forgive me?
What kind of man would I need to be?
What kind of man would I need to be?
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Roam ft. Laurelai
03:35
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Would you like to come with me
To West Texas
Watch the sun go down
Count the stars until we sleep
We've neglected
To let ourselves slow down
Take a drive to Tennessee
Through the smokies
Stop and smell the pines
Catch a plane to Colorado
Mile high in Denver
Snow covers the ground
They say there's no place like home
When you're with me it's wherever we may roam
Keep your eyes on that horizon line
Lean your head closer to mine
California is straight ahead
Let's stay in Utah
Find a place to hide
It doesn't matter where there road may lead
As long as you're with me
I'll be there for the ride
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Miles Landrum Atlanta, Georgia
Miles Landrum is an Atlanta-based singer-songwriter. Growing up in a small Georgia town left an indelible impression on his life. He jokes that he didn't listen to anything beyond christian music until he was eighteen, and that it took him until his late twenties to familiarize himself with the Beatles. Now, fans of Ruston Kelly and Ray LaMontagne find his music relatable and moving. ... more
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