Neon and Wine

by Evan Knutila

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Drinking With The Moon 03:38
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I’ve been on my own so long The road’s become my only home I ain’t got nothin’ or no one to go back to Out under harsh desert suns Feel like I’m on the run from Old ghosts and demons and memories of you But what else can I do? There’s just enough whiskey in the bottle To get me through until tomorrow I’ve been wandering and wishing I still saddled up with you I guess this canyon’s my saloon Drinking with the moon Sunrise I’ll be riding on Another dawn, another song Leaving lonely hearts behind but I can’t stick around Clouds and mesas roll on by But I can’t get you off my mind Find me in the windy streets of another broken town Wondering where you are now (Repeat Chorus) I only wanted to make us last But I’m haunted and I can’t shake the past, so On to Winslow, up to Reno From Tucumcari to Amarillo (Repeat Chorus) I’m just drinking with the moon On to Winslow, up to Reno Tucumcari, Amarillo
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Rather Be A Cowboy (Female) 02:59
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Said you could be a straight-laced man And for me you’d lasso the moon But now I understand You were meant for Marlboros and saloons This town is big enough, always was for both of us But you up and disappeared, peeling off into the dust I guess I wasn’t sure whether You did really mean forever But I only had so long to wonder You said you were done riding Off into the sun, but you lied and It’s easier for you to forget my voice I could have given you everything And you’ll regret it now and then When you’re acting like you never had a choice But you’d rather be a cowboy You could have been part of my family We could have started one of our own But if you were the man for me You’d have stayed and made us a home So you’re in some strange town far away by now Probably tricking somebody new into believing you, when (Repeat Chorus) Now it’s a lonely life you’re living If only you hadn’t given Up on us when we had just got going (Repeat Chorus) You’d rather be a cowboy
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Up There 03:31
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That sunset going down in the valley And how we just sit here and see the glow That night sky full of stars busy shining Windows down in my car, watching the world go There’s something right here right now that feels divine Is it the canopy of the heavens, or can it be you and I? Up there, there’s something to believe in There’s got to be a reason why you came into my life Yeah there must be something out there Looking down here from somewhere And it’s all a mystery but it kind of makes sense to me ‘Cause I know there’s something up there The way you turn to me and smile I can feel you feeling the moment too When a beautiful sound comes out of that radio dial Lighting up the night like that big old moon It must be meant to be, a perfect match from on high It’s a whisper in the wind, to reach out and catch tonight (Repeat Chorus) All your worries, let 'em go ‘cause we’re together When you’re feeling hurried, just take it slow and remember that (Repeat Chorus) Yeah I know there’s something up there
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More Than Whiskey (Female) 03:24
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Good times, we had ‘em One too many, or too few Your heart’s been in the shadows And now you just darken the room You say I wouldn’t make it on my own Don’t you know boy, cowgirls ain’t afraid to be alone First I just got to know Do you love me more than whiskey? Would you still kiss me in the rain? And if I drove off would you miss me? Will you start thinking and wishing you’d made a change? ‘Cause I know looking back you’ll see That you loved me more than whiskey, yeah I’m halfway out that door You’re reaching for another glass We’ve been through this before I wonder why I even ask (Repeat Chorus) How can you just sit and watch me as I go Are you really gonna let this be our last rodeo, or (Repeat Chorus)
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Good No Matter 03:17
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I do what I do Because the road works for me And when I see it through Then I’m headed home free I can deal with snow Got no problem with rain And when the hard winds blow I still ain’t changing lanes Steady as she goes right down the line Ready to be home, counting down the miles When I’m rolling through Arizona I’ll be trying to make good time By heading for that horizon and Following the faded white lines And when I’m driving to Colorado Through the browns and whites and blues I’ll be good no matter where I got to go Long as I can get back to you ‘Cause knowing I got you Well that’s enough to keep me going We’re planting down roots Our love just keeps on growing One hand out the window Cutting back across the plains Going til the stars show I swear they spell your name I never get too lonely out there Bringing your love with me everywhere (Repeat Chorus) Feel like I’ve been living in this old dusty truck But only a lucky man would be the one you love, so (Repeat Chorus) Good no matter where I got to go Long as I can get back to you
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When You're Sober (Female) 03:25
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You never try to woo me Never how ‘bout a movie Never let’s go out to dinner I gotta wonder what you’re after And baby you know I like it The attention and the affection But you can’t seem to keep it consistent When it’s Friday, then you light up my phone But most of the time I’m like a ghost Someone you don’t even know You act like a classic bad boy You don’t know what’s good for you And you’re gonna wake up one day soon To find that I’ve moved on Because it’s only when you’re drunk again And wanting to come over You never call me when you’re sober You talk a real good game But you ain’t got to explain I know you got someone else I know I’ve been fooling myself You got whiskey on your breath Knocking at my door at 10pm And I know better than to let you in again (Repeat Chorus)
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Home With Me 03:04
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Just another Friday night I was minding my business Catching up on the highlights I wasn’t even thinking ‘bout women But soon as she walked in I noticed her And before too long me and that girl were Shining in the glow of those neon lights I was buzzing on something besides the red wine Thought maybe I’d drifted into a dream I want you to come on home with me We were sipping on number four or five I caught that sparkle in her eye And we were still talking at quarter to three I want you to come on home with me Then it was last call We shut down that bar So we sat on the curb Out under the stars It was cold that night, I called a ride We were falling in love in that moonlight, ‘cause she was (Repeat Chorus) All my life ’til that night I really was so alone But time flies now she and I are busy making our own home ‘Cause she was (Repeat Chorus) I want you to come on home with me
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A New Nashville 02:55
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Since you walked away Everything about this town has changed I’m looking at a skyline full of cranes The strip is still so alive And even though you’re not in my life I can go downtown and get to feeling fine I lost contact in the fallout, with everyone we knew Now I don’t care to go out, to all the places we used to Since you’re not around I can finally reinvent this town No I ain’t down ‘cause you’re gone Too busy moving on And I’ll still be here, you know I will While I build a new Nashville No the city don’t feel the same Sometimes I swear nobody knows my name But I still love the neon in the rain So go out with your new friends, and I’ll go out with mine And I’ll walk these streets again, like it was the first time (Repeat Chorus) My music city, at least she’s still with me A beer and a honky tonk is all I need (Repeat Chorus)

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released May 15, 2022

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