Ahead of the Curve

Album: Monsters of Folk (2009)
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  • Another perfect day
    They keep piling up
    I got happiness
    That I can't maintain so beginner's luck

    I had shoes to fill
    Walkin' barefoot now
    Can't tell north from south
    But no split hairs gonna get me down

    I'm stayin' above the flat line
    I'm ahead of the curve
    Take a piece of the sunshine with me
    On a red eye flight to another world

    It isn't any trouble
    If you wanna come with me
    I know it's out of the question, honey
    But I sure could use the company
    And a place to be

    Now the sky is pink
    Rooftop swimmin' pool
    I'm not carefree, no
    I'm free to care, I just never do

    All the bags are checked
    And the reasons why
    Yesterday lingers on
    That's the peace you keep when you say goodbye

    You can get what you want now
    Knock it out of the park
    Bury it by the river
    Easy, there's a search party but it's gettin' dark

    I won't hold you to nothin'
    I wanna make that plane
    Probably end up a stranger, crazy
    But I'm still hoping there's another way
    And a place to stay

    What a scene has got you sentimental
    When the night comes, when the night comes loose
    All the things you've put up on the mantle
    What a shame, what a shame it's old news

    I'm stayin' above the flat line
    I'm ahead of the curve
    Take a piece of the sunshine with me
    On an all night drive to another world

    You can get what you want now
    Knock it out of the park
    Probably end up a drifter, lonely
    But I'm still hoping for a change of heart
    And a place, a place, a place to start Writer/s: CONOR M OBERST
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
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