God Left the City

from Born in the Wild by Charlie Shaw

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oh yesterday morning
when we sat at your table
you got out the good mugs
like we were down at the bar
you kept hiding your cigarettes
down in the bottom drawer
you said you wanna get out of here
and leave a note on the door
that says
god left the city
and he moved out to idaho
hit a bad storm in boise
and he didn’t know where to go
you had a word on the line
had a word on the line
just like a bird on a wire

we got as far out to moab
the shining blossom of utah
and you cried like a baby
at the first sight of delicate arch
i took a detour to enoch
thought i’d go see the old home
but the sidewalk was covered in glass
there was a note on the door
that said
god left the city
back when healthcare was socialized
bought a fifth-wheel in sunset
and a house that was subsidized
you had a word on the line,
had a word on the line,
caught by a bird on a wire

when we got down to l.a.
and we found that apartment
you got out the good mugs
like we were down at the bar
you kept lighting those cigarettes
just a cop on an old show
you said wherever we go now
here we are
Oh, god left the city
and he pulled into nazareth
took a load off with fanny
then he called us long distance
you had a word on the line
had a word on the line
caught by a bird on a wire.

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from Born in the Wild, released August 15, 2017
Charlie Shaw: guitars, vocals, harmonica
Richard Thomas: bass
Brian Adrian Koch: drums
Hannah Glavor: vocals

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