Dark and Weary World
by James Hyland
It's a dark and weary world, get your head up out of your hands
You’ve got your back to the wall, waiting for a windfall, and nothing ever goes as planned
Swear you've seen it all, yeah, you swear you've seen 'em come and go
You’ve seen a man you didn't meet die down at your feet before you played a Gospel show, Gospel show
You played a Gospel show
Hear twin fiddles playing dead melodies
To a beat you can't unlock without a double stocked
Guitar shaped skeleton key
You drive on through the night, you're northern California bound
There's just something in the air keeps you wanting to go there
You never wanna turn around, turn around
You never turn around
Night time on Highway 1 outside a west coast town
I’ve got the lights in the dashboard off just to calm me down
There's a sign for Half Moon Bay, I can hear the country station play
It reminds me of a lonely girl, It's a dark and weary world
Dark and weary world, a dark and weary world
A weary smile, it'll cover your pain, time's gonna stain your soul
You better watch what you reap once you're down too deep, you usually find yourself alone
I tried to light this fire the darkness consumed the sound
You can't carry dead weight the more you hesitate
The further it just brings you down, it brings you down
It just brings you down
Night time on Highway 1 outside a west coast town
I’ve got the lights in the dashboard off just to calm me down
There's a sign for Half Moon Bay, I can hear the country station play
It reminds me of a lonely girl, It's a dark and weary world
It’s a dark and weary world, a dark and weary world
A dark and weary world, a dark and weary world