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lyrics

If you walk away I'll walk away. First tell me which road you will take. I don't want to risk our paths crossing some day. So you walk that way I'll walk this way.
The future hangs over our heads and it moves with each current event. Until it falls all around like a cold steady rain, just stay in when it's looking this way.
The moon's laying low in the sky. Forcing everything metal to shine. And the sidewalk holds diamonds like a jewelry store case. They argue, walk this way, no, walk this way.
Laura's alseep in my bed. As I'm leaving she wakes up and says, I dreamed you were carried away on the crest of a wave, baby don't go away, come here.
There's kids playing guns in the street. And one's pointing his tree branch at me. So I put my hands up, I say enough is enough, if you walk away I'll walk away. And he shot me dead.
I found a liquid cure. For my landlocked blues. It will pass away like a slow parade. It's leaving but I don't know how soon.
The world's got me dizzy again. You'd think after 22 years I'd be used to the spin. And it only gets worse if I stay in one place, so I'm always pacing around or walking away.
I keep drinking the ink from my pen. And I'm balancing history books up on my head. But it all boils down to one quotable phrase: If you love something give it away.
A good woman will pick you apart. A box full of suggestions for your possible heart. And you may be offeneded and you may be afraid, but don't walk away don't walk away.
We made love on the living room floor. With the noise in the background of a televised war. And in the deafening pleasure I thought I heard someone say, if we walk away they'll walk away.
But greed is a bottomless pit. And our freedom's a joke we're just taking a piss. And the whole world must watch the sad comic display, if you're still free start running away. Because we're coming for you.
I've grown tired of holding this pose. I feel more like a stranger each time I come home. So I'm making a deal with the devils of fame, saying let me walk away please.
You'll be free child once you have died. From the shackles of language and measurable time. Then we can trade places play musical graves. 'Til then walk away walk away walk away.
So I'm up at dawn, putting on my shoes. I just want to make a clean escape. I'm leaving but I don't know where to. I know I'm leaving but I don't know where to.

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from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Remastered), released November 11, 2016
Emmylou Harris-Voice
Jesse Harris-Guitar
Tim Luntzel-Bass
Conor Oberst-Guitar, Voice
Nate Walcott-Trumpet
Nick White-Piano, Vibraphone

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Bright Eyes are the Omaha, Nebraska based band consisting of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Walcott.

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