So everything begins and ends And then it begins and ends again Black hole minds, memory minefields And nobody's even listening Dear city, I gave you a year But home ain't supposed to feel so weird Dinosaur hill, dead presidents Two out of fifteen's pretty clear All these roads I used to know Now I'm lost wherever I go But every Thursday the locals meet At the corner of Kansas City and 7th Street Looking forward and hesitating Hoping falling wishing waiting Oasis Lounge, garden of reptiles The world just goes on rotating Wilson Park lost all its luster Faults and failures of General Custer New central square, Mountain Meadow Road All the strength that I can muster Chorus It's old folks and young parents It's a good place to be born or die But I never knew its true merits I'll never go back I promise you that So take back your damn string And your carrot Chorus I used to know this place over Like my hand turned over It overturned my world I met my girl and left sober The nights left Where liquor dreamt for me The symphony Of nights left at the bar Sinfully And my hands full enough with Having fun No time for school left I was a fool on the run Hemorrhaging the money Please somebody call the nun Before I dip anymore into Receding state funds And all the fun that I had Was a blast while it lasted But now when I go back I can't get plastered Something so lost about this town I left I cannot even speak on it Because my palate left cleft Chorus

Oh I ain't the violent type But the next time I see that man Gonna hit him square between the eyes Hope he never sees again Oh I ain't the jealous type But help me to ease my mind Where she goes I do not know That low-down gal of mine Let the cold winds chill my skin If she calls on me don't let her in This town has grown as dark as sin Heart kept safe by ribs of tin Oh I ain't the hopeless type But I don't smile much anymore Worries and doubts and fears rule my mind Until I don't know what I'm doing this for Chorus You know I always spoke the truth But that don't seem to matter much to you You were never in love as far as I could tell So darlin', darlin' fare the well Chorus

If it's right then it's right If it's wrong then it's wrong And the only thing that I can hear inside my head is that old mountain song She will not meet me here I'll see her before long Though my time is short I'll take it in without considering I'll soon be gone Mountain angel, she's a Real rare find In a world of Mixed-up time Oh, and if I have to I will surely add my name to the list Of all those that fell for her and then were quickly dismissed Cause at least that'll mean that I tried Thirty-first of July Double R's in my eyes As we sat right at the middle of the city and we looked up towards the skies Positivity be Be not my enemy please There's no need to fear come join me here I promise you great things we can achieve Mountain angel, she's a real rare find All we have is borrowed time And If I have to.. etc. Here in Colorado Set free what shall never grow Such a wonder such a wonder overshadows everything I'll ever know Breathe in the cold mountain air Fill up my chest with dispair All the words I put together they will never really ever make you care Mountain angel, she's a Real rare find Douse my heart with Turpentine Oh and if I have to.. etc.

I'll tell you I'm okay But the circles 'round my eyes might give me away I've been awake for days I just wish that I could dream I'm too angry now to think but I'm too tired to scream Oh, the things that I've seen If I should lose my voice, my friends will sing for me The one you get your orders from don't seem like a king to me So many things I used to love no longer mean a thing to me I'm ready for whatever life brings to me I say I'll never leave But my ever-restless legs, well they disagree 'Cause they're longing to flee Every door is locked And no one comes to answer whenever I knock It's the same every block Chorus I didn't ask for pity but I'll take any words of comfort that you can give me I didn't ask for freedom but all those rules I was following I don't need 'em I never even took the time to read 'em I'll listen, or I'll try But if I should get a faraway look in my eye I've got a lot on my mind Chorus