No Pennies in My Dreams

from The Longest Day of the Year by The Dustbowl Daddies

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lyrics

You gave me a cigarette,
hoped that I might pay your rent.
You never liked to ask that much.
We walked that steepled ground
in circles through our flat earth town.
I knew you’d never keep that crutch.

But when we had to leave
with summer falling from the trees,
I thought that we could go for free.
But now my hope is poor
without you laughing just next door.
I got no pennies in my dreams.

And when I’m mad it’s you I think about,
and when I’m bad I’m staring at the phone,
and when I’m sad I see you in the mirror of my soul.

We learned a thing or two,
locked up in your parent’s room.
Like we only get one life.
I took some souvenirs
to keep you close for all these years,
but they don’t sing to me at night.

They took your heart away,
prescribed your mind into a cage,
drew a line you couldn’t cross.
But when you broke that rule,
you stayed away for my own good.
I knew your future had been lost.

But when you’re mad, it’s me you think about,
and when you’re bad you’re staring at the phone,
and when you’re sad you see me in mirror in your soul.

I followed you though I can’t reach you.
You pulled me through now I can’t find you.
Follow me, just reach behind you.
I’m waiting on the road that led us home.

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from The Longest Day of the Year, released June 6, 2015
Lyrics and Music, Paul Tyler

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For The Dustbowl Daddies, music is about bringing people together. Combining four-voice harmony with an acoustic/electric folk feel, backed up with old-time banjo, mandolin, Telecaster twang and swinging trumpet, we write high energy, upbeat tunes that get people moving. ... more

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