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This is the ninth track on the album 'All The Points At Which We Meet' by Ryan Williams

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I left New Orleans searching home, the one that I'd confused
trying to sort out the battles I'd won and accept that you have to lose
Care-free days on Frenchmen, wine by the fire at night
'til that fire swallowed my good friend, everything got quiet

Then I headed back to Pittsburgh to try to find the ground
Put my feet down, figure things out in my old, familiar town
Maybe it's just too damn familiar or maybe I confused more than home
I still love this city with all my heart but I just gotta go

Most days the road ahead of me seems to lead to nowhere
Passively walking along, not sure where I'll end up
It's the days I realize I lead myself, see through the fog of despair
that keep me trudging along when the road becomes so rough

From the Greyhound stop in Florence to the idling truck in New Orleans
life seemed so new, a different view, I was ready to try again
But somewhere I lost perspective, vision skewed through twisted glass
After all the times it's happened, I still re-enact the past

Well, I know it's not the city, it's the story I create
No matter where I lead me, I'm still there, I make my fate
I sing a song, tell myself "Don't Quit", and just keep pressing on
All I got is time to try 'til all my time is gone

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from All The Points At Which We Meet, released July 29, 2011
Ryan Williams - Guitar, Vocals; Justin LeCuyer - Violin

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