Heading West (from Waves)

from My New Hat by Ryan Lee Williams

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This track was originally released on Ryan's fourth full-length album, Waves. It has been remastered by Justin LeCuyer for its inclusion on this album.

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Don't think about that river, love, it'll only bring you tears
It'll be freezing up soon like a heart made hard by all its fears
And I'll be on the road, far away from you and this place
I can't stay here with these souvenirs of a chance we didn't take

I'll be heading west to miss the winter, the first in all my life
I'll keep my back turned to the cold and I'll try and catch a ride
away from all the ice and snow, the blankets and the gloves
My hearts to cold already, I've got to try and let it thaw

But please don't write me, I don't want to read your words
I'm not saying this just to make you hurt
But it's all that I can do to pick this tune I play for you
I'm not angry but I sure am feeling blue

I'll meet new people, I'll see old faces I haven't seen in so long
I'll make new stories, tell the old, someday they'll all have their songs
And some songs shine with brightness, others try to dull the pain
It's just another sedative coursing warm through my veins

And I'll be back to Pittsburgh, I'm too rooted to stay away
I can't say when it will happen, but I know I'll see you again one day
and some things will be different, others will remain the same
I can't predict the ways in which this current will change

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from My New Hat, released December 9, 2012
Written by Ryan Williams. Justin LeCuyer plays violin.

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