IF I COULD JUST FIND A MAN
BEFORE I LEFT THIS BAR ROOM
HONEY I MIGHT JUST STAY IN TOWN
LIKE IF I COULD FIND A MAN
BEFORE I LEFT TONIGHT
HONEY I MIGHT JUST SETTLE DOWN
BUT YOU STAY IN THIS TOWN LONG ENOUGH
YOU WILL BURN IN HELL
IT'S BEEN RAINING I'VE BEEN CRYING
SO MY PAIN YOU CANNOT TELL
HOLES IN MY BOOTS KNIFE IN MY HEART
BLEEDING THROUGH MY SMILE
MY DISTRACTION'S BEEN A WHISKEY BOTTLE
YOURS A WOMAN CHILD
I HOPE THAT YOU ARE HAPPY
I HOPE YOU'RE DOING FINE
CAUSE WHEN YOU SETTLE FOR LESS
THE PAIN'S EVEN MORE
IT WILL CUT YOU AT THE DROP OF A DIME
SO WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF
BACK OUT IN COLORADO
MISSING ME MORE THAN YOU WANT HER
DON'T CALL ME TO FIND YOU AN AIRPLANE
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LEFT HOME
IT'S A CAUTIOUS EFFORT I MAKE EVERYDAY
A WELL TIMED ENDEVOR ENDEARING IN WAYS
IT'S THE LINES ROUND MY EYES
WHAT MY HEART'S REALLY SEEN
MY MISTAKES WHAT I'VE LEARNED
WHERE I'M GOING
WHICH IS WORSE
WHISKEY OR LOVE?
I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE
THAT LOVE SHIT ALONE
CAUSE THERE AIN'T NOTHING LIKE
BEING OPHELIA
AND BASKING IN DEAD FLOWERS
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