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leave

Faraway

I’m longing for you cabin in the woods
That faraway place, alone, undisturbed
Two thousand kilometers West, one thousand kilometers North
Hell let’s make it North of 60
Make some friends up that far
Hopefully or not
Who am I to arrive with my needs
Sure it’s far from here
It’s close to somewhere else

A need to getaway
Connected
Too connected
The idea is better than the wish
A week out there and what will I miss
All of it, you know that’s it
You want to leave
But here’s who you are

A week away, maybe
More than that, doubtful
Maybe 2 or 3 if you’re stubborn
That’s no virtue, don’t you know
Peace and quiet, sure I get it
What you love is the opposite
Need and want, nothing more
Five, six days in a cabin so far

Clear your head
Get back to town
Turn that frown upsidedown
Get over yourself
Isn’t that it
Then why am I so sick of it
I am but I’m not
Stay fluid and don’t get caught

two rocks

It’s been a long time
That doesn’t matter
Nothing has changed

This is our test, this how we stay sain
We don’t need to talk while we’re apart
When we’re together, it’s like yesterday, even when yesterday is far away

You’re the same, I’m the same, see?
Nothing has changed
At least this stays the same

I’m a rock and you’re a rock
We’re two rocks and we don’t change
Everything else is different
Nothing stays
I can’t stay, you can’t stay
It’s ok, we’re the same

Let’s not talk and stay the same?
Yes, let’s not talk and stay the same.

I like not talking and staying the same
You’re my rock, my bedrock, my solid ground

I’m built on you just far away
Stay the same, please stay the same, everything changes, please stay the same
If you go I might fall down, don’t crumble away please stay strong

I know you won’t change
Your solid ground, I’m a rock and you’re a rock

A small rock and you were a small rock
Two small rocks now older rocks
Not old rocks yet but someday

Someday I’ll go away or you’ll go away
It’s ok, let’s not talk but stay the same
When you’re gone and I am gone
We’ll be the same, gone away

I’ll stay the same because you stayed the same
When there’s nothing left and we can’t talk
I’ll be the same and you’ll be the same
Nothing different, it’s all the same

I’m the same and you’re the same

Westbound

This ones about traveling
This ones about home
Westbound for work
Retreating East alone

Followed the dream
The oil patch is dry
Well, there’s oil left but the cost is too high

Going back home now
Try something new, something old, something blue
Nothing to lose, the years are all gone
Made all my money and spent every dime
Maybe try trucking or carpentry now
My dad was a farmer and my mother a nurse
I’m thinking I’ll call Pat to drive his hearse

The dead must pay one last time
We’re all gonna face it, you and I
Not worth the worry, neither the sweat
I’m tired of the running, I’m tired of the work
The ocean looks nice, I might try Caraquet
Old house by the ocean depends on what I can get
Lay the traps down, might try fishing next

Who am I kidding, that all sounds nice
Way above the asking price
Take a warm shower, drink down a beer
Light up a joint to clear the air
I’m all good now, don’t need to fret
I heard they’re hiring up north
Can’t go back yet