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Upstate Lyrics by Hall Johnson

Upstate / City Lights

2017

[Verse 1]
Well, I don't think they think the same as me
Man, this reminds me of who I used to be
When all you’d do is laugh and look at me
Belonging here with me
Cold frost, crushing under my crown in that old lust
Falling behind the thicket
With a deer who used to come and we ran inside
To get kisses and honey

[Chorus]
And now I'm heading back to Upstate
And I'm headed back to my home
And I couldn’t care less what'd they'd think about me
'Cause sunshine got me sold

[Verse 2]
And all the children
Laughing in the yard
And all my cousins
Running out of the car
And oh, that eastern wind
Calling me alone
I got a glove on my hand
Oh, my uncle's teachin' me ball
And the sunshine
Is spilling through the trees
Oh, that crimson blood
Pouring down my knee
And oh, that lakehouse
Sparking in the sun
And all those memories
Reminding me where I come from

[Chorus]
And I'm headed back to Upstate
And I'm headed back to my home
And I couldn’t care less what’d they'd think about me
’Cause sunshine got me sold
And I'm headed back to Upstate
And I'm headed back to my home
And I couldn't care less what’d they'd think about me
'Cause sunshine got me sold
Got me sold

About “Upstate” by Hall Johnson

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"Upstate" appears on "Upstate / City Lights" in 2017.

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