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Holdin' Cell

from Shadow in the Country by Moongrass

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Oh I’m elated and I strap on my boots
Leather’s degraded but I feel so brand new
And I’ll drink down my cup, cause it might be my last
Tilt that bottle up and I’m knocking ‘em back
Oh yeah

Rolled into town, the asphalt’s hot and sweet
The chipseal on the highway ate the bottoms of my feet
I told myself before that I was never coming back
Now I’m sitting here wasting time with my head all full of tracks
Oh yeah

The world ain’t nothing but a holding cell
There ain’t no heaven, I pray there ain’t no hell
When I’m gone, don’t you think about me
Oh so long, leave me be
Just leave me be

Down off that mountain, now I’m drowning in the sea
And although I’m all alone, I can never find no peace
Cause I’m haunted by the memory of all I’ve ever done
Howling at the moon and I can’t stand to see the sun
Oh yeah

That’s why I keep it moving, cause I can’t stand still
I know I drink too much, butI can never drink my fill
Keep my boots beneath me, horizon in my sight
I’d love to stay with you, but I’ve got to catch an early flight
Oh yeah

The world ain’t nothing but a holding cell
There ain’t no heaven, I pray there ain’t no hell
When I’m gone, don’t you think about me
Oh so long, leave me be
Just leave me be

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from Shadow in the Country, released June 26, 2015
written by Tom McKay (and moongrass)

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Moongrass Bellingham, Washington

5 boys raised in the muddy Nooksack delta singin' songs about drinking, loneliness, love, loss, existential dread, and other american themes. They played earnest and heartfelt music they referred to as "sweet&loud country stompalongs” from 2013-2016.

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