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Long I Ride

from Gone Away Backward by Robbie Fulks

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It’s ryegrass in the wintertime, flowers in the spring
But Texas in the summer is nigh on suffering
I went up on Jackson Hill at a diner I sat down
And I waved at every stranger just to move the air around
It’s long to ride for the little I gain

Hey when I left that Brooklyn girl, I never thought it through
She had silk brocade in her bedroom and a job that paid for two.
Think I’ll get down the old guitar and see what I may find
Take a dollar off some lawyer on the number 7 line.
It’s long to ride for the little I gain

These New York folks’ll treat you kind, if your wallet’s in your hand
But a 6-string on your shoulder could be the devil’s brand
They’ll put themselves above you, but for all their strut
and brag I’d trade every brick on Wall Street for one Black Mountain Rag.
It’s long to ride for the little I gain

A road back to my childhood, if I could only go
There’s a little girl that stole my heart and I think she’d like to know
But the road it goes but one way,
and the only goal in sight Is to make a bit more in the daytime than I drink down at night.
It’s long to ride for the little I gain

They say the Norfolk girls are fair, and they all sing right on key But I went down and never found one sang as good as me. And they say that there’s a wondrous land for any good man that dies And if it’s got drink and women...well then I’ll be surprised.
It’s long to ride for the little I gain

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from Gone Away Backward, released August 27, 2013

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Robbie Fulks Chicago, Illinois

Robbie Fulks is a recording artist, instrumentalist, & songwriter living in Chicago. His most recent release, Upland Stories, earned wide-spread recognition & 2 Grammy® nominations. His early work helped define the 90s "alt-country" movement while his newer work extends that tradition with old-time rambles, reflections on love, & the troubles the people. ... more

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