my mind wakes me up early in the morning
but my body keeps me down in bed
i picture my masterpiece upon the ceiling
and keep the words to my radio hits in me head
know there aint nothin ever quite as good
as you could imagine it could be
see me im a failure in a simpler state of mind
ive got nothin to show for myself or any of my time
but ive been tryin my best
and if i lyin to myself
i dont do it for fun
i do it because im to scared to quit just yet
i think i used to be the man that used to think
that he could be the man of your dreams
but now you wake in the middle of the night
youre pouring sweat youre shakin and youre cryin
and im terrified that i might be
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2018