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A Bird Can Only Sing

from Walking Into Brooklyn by James Tristan Redding

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Written and recorded in Mexico on January 2 and 3 of 2013.

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They say it's gonna' rain but it ain't raining yet
They say it's gonna' rain but it ain't raining yet
She told me she was leaving but she came back with cigarettes

A man cannot outrun what's always on his mind
A man cannot outrun what's always on his mind
Drove it to the border on a quarter tank of wine

A bird can only sing until it's in the ground
A bird can only sing until it's in the ground
I made it to the ocean but that woman tracked me down

It only costs a couple to catch a little buzz
It only costs a couple to catch a little buzz
Forget my lungs and liver, that woman's in my blood

A heart is made for breaking but laws are made to bend
A heart is made for breaking but laws are made to bend
She told me it was over but I'm under her again

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from Walking Into Brooklyn, track released January 3, 2013
Words and music copyright 2013 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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