Leavin’ this morning out of Oakland to the prairie
Last night I might’ve got some rest
Hard way to fall, from a heartbreak to a city
But year after year I chase my troubles here
You can’t steal a heart if you know you never found it
Lord, at least I admit I tried
Please forgive this trespass for I knew she could sing my death
Leave me by the road in them lonesome fields of rye
Noticed something changin’ in the corner of her eye
And now I’m back beneath the circles of the blackbirds in the sky
I knew that she might leave me when the days got to gettin’ longer
She’s just a bird in misery and won't come down alone
If she’d just let herself fly a little lower
I might tell the difference in a raven and a crow
Wheels turnin’ north on that East Sierra Highway
Burnin’ mountains on my shoulder
Just like the deserts that darken to the East
Swear I could almost feel her gettin’ colder
Under the yellow pine the night she went away
Realized I’s ridin’ for the fall
Fairweather friend I make out it’s the end
And it all falls deaf on mountain air
Noticed something changin’ in the corner of her eye
Now I’m back beneath the circles of the blackbirds in the sky
I knew that she might leave me when the days got to gettin’ longer
She’s just a bird in misery and won't come down alone
If she’d just let herself fly a little lower
I might tell the difference in a raven and a crow
Wasn’t her I saw with feathers changing
But the thrush is the sound that calls me from the willow
Sunset’s better in California
But I might be gone when the wind comes for tomorrow
I might be gone when the wind comes for tomorrow
You can’t steal a heart if you know you never found it
credits
released January 23, 2024
Joe Funk - Bass/Vocals
Torrin Daniels - Banjo/Vocals
Max Davies - Acoustic Guitar/Vocals
Shawn Swain - Mandolin/Vocals
John Mailander - Fiddle
Patrick Monnius- Viola
Kaitlyn Raitz - cello
Lindsay Lou - Vocals
String Arrangement - Glenn Brown w asst. Brian Brill
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