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Twenty on High Lyrics by Drayton Farley

Twenty On High

2023

[Verse 1]
Thirty-five minutes into Monday
I'm crossing that old state line
Headed out East with the railway
To the mountains of North Caroline
[Verse 2]
It's another damn week on the railroad
It's another damn lonesome night
One of these days, I'ma head home
One of these days I might
[Chorus]
Pay a little more respect to the body that I'm in
Take a little less off of the edge
What did you expect of an adolescent kid
Who was all out of allegiance to pledge?
What did you expect of a runaway train
On a busted up mainline rail?
What did you think he would have to say
If he decided there's a story to tell?
[Verse 3]
There's thirty-five reasons for the bottle now
I'm thirty fucking counties away
Slipping off deep to the nothingness
Couldn't even speak if I had something to say
[Verse 4]
These thoughts, they're all self-critical
There's two pounds left of the trigger pull
This ain't it, there's got to be something else
Get out now before I lose myself
[Chorus]
And pay a little more respect to the body that I'm in
Take a little less off of the edge
What did you expect of an adolescent kid
Who was all out of allegiance to pledge?
What did you expect of a runaway train
On a busted up mainline rail?
What did you think he would have to say
If he decided there's a story to tell?
[Outro]
Thirty-five minutes into Monday
I'm crossing that old state line
Headed out East with the railway
Mountains of North Caroline
Credits
Drayton Farley

Drayton Farley

About “Twenty on High” by Drayton Farley

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"Twenty on High" appears on "Twenty On High" in 2023.

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