I PUT MYSELF IN YOUR SHOES
EMPATHETIC FOR YOUR HEART
BUT WHEN YOU WALKED IN AND SAW HIM
I KNOW YOU MUST OF DROPPED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL
TO WHERE YOUR SCREAMS COULD NOT BE HEARD
YOU WERE JUST COMING FOR YOUR NEEDS
UNIVITED
SO PUT ON YOUR WALKING SHOES
SLAM DOWN THOSE TEQUILA BLUES
GO OUT TO VEGAS
STARE AT SOME PRETTY LIGHTS
YOU'LL WIN AND SOME YOU'LL LOSE
BUT THOSE THINGS WE DON'T CHOOSE
JUST LIKE WHEN WE SEE A STAR FALLING FROM THE SKY
AND I KNOW YOU'RE SITTING THERE
BEHIND A HEART HOT AS A FLAME
STARRING AT THE LAST SHOT
FROM A BOTTLE PUT AWAY
YOU'RE ANGRY
FEELING CRAZY
MIGHT HAVE PUNCHED THE WALL
CAUSE YOU WERE JUST COMING FOR YOUR NEEDS
UNINVITED
SHE HAD THE MOON ON HER SHOULDERS
SHE HAD THE STARS IN HER EYES
SHE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING
SHE WAS HANGING YOU TO DIE
SHE HAD BOOTS MADE FOR WALKING
TOOK THEM OFF BY YOUR BED
BUT YOU COULDN'T STOP YOUR SUFFERING
SO NOW YOU BOTH SEE RED
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020