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Rand McNally and God

from Don't Let The Bastard Win by Ryan Garrett

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I wish I could shrink myself
Down to the size of a dart
So I could throw myself away
And see where it ends
America's on the wall
It don't seem American at all
When God made the great plains
He had no idea
The last light in this town has blown
The only friend I found is gone
You think that sun has set but I think it's time
Feels like the bottom of an empty jar
To reach out, see nothing's left, and not care how far
Who am I to judge the distance?
I'm just a man who knows he's missin'
And I wanna be found now
I wish I could find myself
I have no idea where to start
I look down at my ID as I had it to the clerk
And I don't recognize the face on the plastic
Even the name seems so foreign to me now
When God made the midwest
He had no idea
The last light in this town has blown
The only friend I found is gone
You think that sun has set but I think it's time
Feels like the bottom of an empty jar
To reach out, see nothing's left, and not care how far
Who am I to judge the distance?
I'm just a man who knows he's missin'
And I wanna be found now
Rand McNally roadmap in the passenger seat
Because I've always hated GPS
There's already enough voices in my head
Like the nurses calling in the room at the hospital
But had she not got the abortion she'd be dead
And she wouldn't have the kids she has now
The last time I seen them they were grown healthy and tall
I can't believe I've been stuck down here so long
If God has a plan it's to kill us all
So I get behind the wheel now
Swallow my pride and peel out
Say goodbye and admit I've made a mess
My only means for survival
Are a road map and a bible
One's for direction and one's for protection
But I'm not sure which is which
All I know is when I'm reading, I miss you less

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from Don't Let The Bastard Win, released January 14, 2020

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Ryan Garrett Russell Springs, Kentucky

Singer/Songwriter from Russell Springs, Kentucky. All instruments, lyrics, and compositions by Ryan Garrett unless otherwise noted.

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