Porchlights Down Lincoln
from Tea Leaves by Brian McGrath
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lyrics
Thinking down Lincoln on a Saturday night
Under the porchlights amber glow
You say I’m always in my head, in the red, half-dead
Just waiting on the rain to come
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
Same situations, conversations, revelations
I can see that you are ready to jet
We’ve been leaving in a minute for an hour or two
You know it’s hard work trying to forget
Shine a light, shine a light
Oh wounded night!
All the lost souls wander the streets
Searching for a door with the porchlight on
All looking for a place to sleep
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
So tell me…
If we can hear the future coming
But can’t find the words to sing along
I guess we’re all just hanging on
Man, I’m getting older but I still ain’t wise
Gone wrong, but it serves me right
As long as I can dream and I can breathe I’ll still believe
Everything’s gonna be just fine
Shine a light, shine a light
Oh wounded night!
I’m a lost soul wandering the streets
And I’m always in my head, in the red, half-dead
So leave your porchlight on for me
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
Oh, it never mattered to you!
Oh, it was supposed to…
Under the porchlights amber glow
You say I’m always in my head, in the red, half-dead
Just waiting on the rain to come
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
Same situations, conversations, revelations
I can see that you are ready to jet
We’ve been leaving in a minute for an hour or two
You know it’s hard work trying to forget
Shine a light, shine a light
Oh wounded night!
All the lost souls wander the streets
Searching for a door with the porchlight on
All looking for a place to sleep
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
So tell me…
If we can hear the future coming
But can’t find the words to sing along
I guess we’re all just hanging on
Man, I’m getting older but I still ain’t wise
Gone wrong, but it serves me right
As long as I can dream and I can breathe I’ll still believe
Everything’s gonna be just fine
Shine a light, shine a light
Oh wounded night!
I’m a lost soul wandering the streets
And I’m always in my head, in the red, half-dead
So leave your porchlight on for me
Oh, but does it matter to you?
Oh, is it supposed to?
Oh, it never mattered to you!
Oh, it was supposed to…
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from Tea Leaves,
released November 19, 2020
Lyrics, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered at Handwritten Recording, Chicago by Rick Riggs w/ Brian McGrath.
©2020 Brian McGrath
Lyrics, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered at Handwritten Recording, Chicago by Rick Riggs w/ Brian McGrath.
©2020 Brian McGrath
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Brian McGrath Chicago, Illinois
Brian McGrath is a Folk & Americana Singer-Songwriter from Chicago and currently based in Madison,
Wisconsin.
With intense, honest conviction tempered by Midwest sensibility and grit, the big man with a big voice tells tales of broken characters, desolate landscapes, and hopeful redemption all along the highways and byways of the American heartland.
McGrath's new album "The Lonely Hour" now out.
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