shotgun shells & broken glass

by nina snoogans

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went down south, made a lot of mistakes, got sorry and got drunk, broke some shit, ran from the law, burnt some bridges. came back home for christmas on a looooong shamehound bus ride to write this song. i love yall who have listened, supported, housed me up, gave me pot, bought me drinks or fed me through this long, grueling year. yall kept me alive. a few of these lyrics pay homage to some of my country heroes, for the gals who can't help but act like they listen to john anderson, clint black or norman blake. 2023 get FUCKED poser here's to 2024

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shotgun shells and broken glass riddle the river's edge
everybody's back in town looking to reminisce
i'll say i miss when we was kids
now i'm tryin' to forget all this
i can't put the bottle down
sharp tongue with a closed fist
i know that you wish to sleep under the pine
i can't watch another man kill himself and die
how much more can i endure
how much can i cry
how many questions can i ask that'll never lead to "why"
how many drinks do i have to pour until i'm surely blind
say i'm drinkin like my heroes
killing precious time
sure is hard to see in the dark
like all those sad coal mines
maybe i'll be a diamond one day
but the sky's still lookin grey
blood and dirt under my nails
hard to shine with no sunlight
and i try to keep in mind
good love is hard to find
pack your bags, slip out the back
running's my only friend
i'll see you on down the line
cuz runnin has never lied
i can run from the truth
but i surely can't hide
but it's cold outside
oh it's cold outside
can't dig no roots in the mountainside
when the earth lay cold and still
can't wake the ginseng
climb the mountain
if you can't stumble up the hill
but i'm still alive
and damn it, i still try
i know i'm wild and blue
but hell
so are you

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released December 25, 2023
shout out to the old man who looked like santa clause who gave me 2 butterscotch hard candies at the casino last night

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