Baggage

Album: American Band (2016)
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  • I was listening to the radio when they said that you were gone
    Already feeling more than just a little down
    Mood swings run rampant on both sides of my family
    Like an albatross I carry around
    I never ever met you but it shook me all the same
    Life was better for the happiness you brought
    For the joyride that you took us on and rocky roads we landed on
    Whiplashed by the demons that you fought

    Fighting with the baggage that is pulling down on me
    Like an undertow pulls into the sea
    It lights our daily struggle till it's hard to separate
    You from all the darkness in me

    Some asswipe on TV said that you should be ashamed
    For your cowardice in facing down your flaws
    I'm not sure what makes me sadder, all that talent up in flames
    Or the lack of understanding that it wrought

    Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me
    Toss it in the river and be free
    Move so close together, only inches separate
    You from all the darkness in me

    I'm not seeking explanations for this thing that you did
    A thin line separates the laughter from despair
    I've had my own depression since I was just a kid
    But been blessed with the means to repair
    There's this baggage that we carry and some sweetness locked within
    Just be careful where you implement the straps
    All this weight can be salvation when the air is much too thin
    But it can pull you down too far to climb back out

    Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me
    Toss it in the river and be free
    Move so close together, only inches separate
    You from all the darkness in me
    Tossing off the baggage, too much weight too much drag-gage
    All this freight can put you six feet in the ground
    Nothing left to do but try to keep it all together
    Better off without the baggage that I carry around, carry around, carry around Writer/s: BRAD MORGAN, JAY GONZALES, MATT PATTON, MIKE COOLEY, PATTERSON HOOD
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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