Rocky Road

from The Joke, The Threat, The Obvious by The Giving Tree Band

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My old man he’s just like me
Got a sense of dignity
Believes a man has a right to dream a long
This rocky road

He grew up in a flannel shirt
And he could hold his breathe til it almost hurt
He paved his way til it turned to dirt
Along this rocky road

Now the sale is on
But the sale won’t sell
And the car won’t start
Cause it’s cold as hell
Your ship came in
But you can’t tell
Along this rocky road

And I wouldn’t mind
To see your face
And I wouldn’t mind
To state my case
Cause my own thoughts
They won’t let me be

So I guess we better make our way
Cause you won’t leave
And I can’t stand to stay away

Well the big man he loves to make small talk
It hits you like an electric shock
And you stumble on down a stumbling block
Along this rocky road

And the other guy
They say he’s all talk
Like a rooster he was just born to squawk
And I wanna roll
And I just walk along
This rocky road

I wouldn’t mind to see your face
And I wouldn’t mind to state my case
Cause my own thoughts they won’t ever let me be
I guess we better make our way
Cause you won’t leave
And I can’t stand to stay gone

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from The Joke, The Threat, The Obvious, released September 21, 2010

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The Giving Tree Band Yorkville, Illinois

"A traveling band must be able to channel their hometown and aura into a space. It's sometimes difficult to conjure the backroads and nature so often sung about in Americana music. The Giving Tree Band has mastered this quintessential aspect of performing live. They are able to accomplish what great writers have long proven..." Appoet.org ... more

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