Middle Of The Morning

Album: Weathervanes (2023)
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  • Well I've tried to open up my window and let the light come in
    I step outside in the middle of the morning and in the evening again
    Yes I've tried to be grateful for my devils and call them by their names
    but I'm tired and by the middle of the morning I need someone to blame

    I know you're scared of me, I can see it in your face
    I can feel it in the way you move around this place
    I know you're scared of me, I can see it in your smile
    Like an unattended child you can't quite trust

    But I'm tired of stepping on your shadow and feeling in the way
    Yes I'm tired and by the middle of the morning I'm out of shit to say

    I ain't used to this, seeing everybody's hand
    I was raised to be a strong and silent southern man
    I ain't used to this, a thousand days alone
    In my bed or in my head or in my phone

    Yes I'm tired of living in the moment and sleeping through the dream
    I step outside in the middle of the morning and the roses hear the scream

    I know you're scared of me, so I never get too close
    I just sit here on the tailgate like a farm hand's ghost
    Watch the roses bloom, watch them wilt away and die
    'til I notice I've been crying this whole time

    Well I've tried to open up my window and let the light come in
    I step outside in the middle of the morning and in the evening again Writer/s: Michael Jason Isbell
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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