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You Can Have Wichita

from Songwriting Demo by James Tristan Redding

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Co-written with David Easterling & Dan Rivers.

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This town was all you ever wanted
And I thought you'd be all I need
Your mama hugged the phone 'cuz you were finally headed home
But it ain't home to me

From union dues to church on Sundays
Tried to hitch my life to yours
Sometimes it works sometimes you wind up gettin' hurt
And lookin' for the door

You can have Wichita the whole damn city limits
I'm leaving you the place you love and everything that's in it
Somehow the dirt here seems to hold your memory
You can have Wichita and it’s all Wichita to me

Caught you crying in the driveway
Engine running windows shut
I know it ain't this place but I wanna' blame it anyway
For what happened here to us

You can have Wichita the whole damn city limits
I'm leaving you the place you love and everything that's in it
Somehow the dirt here seems to hold your memory
You can have Wichita and it’s all Wichita to me

You can have the clovers that rise up when it rains
Tall grass in the back yard those long hot summer days
A man knows when he's beaten and I just don't belong
You're right where you need to be and I'm as good as gone

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from Songwriting Demo, released January 9, 1919

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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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