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All Words & Music Written, Performed & Produced by Josh Taylor. Copyright 2008

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From this mountaintop
Your sun would never drop
Down into the valleys where I'd weep
You had everything
A queen could ever need
Somehow you just never wanted me
So you take a bow
To the princes that would vow
Always just to prowl around your feet
With roses in their hands
They'd fall to your demands
If only but to feel your lone heart beat

And I'll be lonesome on my way
I'll be the only one who didn't stay
I'll be quite lonesome on my way
And I'll be the only one who walked away

So you journey down
To the lonesome peasant town
And flaunt your beauty anywhere you turn
Yes you'd catch the eyes
Of the foolish men that tried
But fall into your trap and never learn
You tempt them with your ways
And sent them on a chase
Never let them reap what they have earned
And until that day your mirror crashed
You learned your looks would never last
They wind up in the fire getting burned

And I'll be lonesome on my way
I'll be the only one who didn't stay
I'll be quite lonesome on my way
And I'll be the only one who walked away

I hope you had a chance
To catch a second glance
And read my seething letter to the queen
Hope you shed a tear
For anyone you've traveled near
And the troubles those lonesome souls have seen
But now your night is young
It seems you've had your fun
Now it's time you head on down the road
But honey, where your beauty lays
It ain't anywhere but on your face
And you can take that with you when you go

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from Paranoia Town (Full Album​)​-​2008, track released December 15, 2008

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Josh Ward Taylor New York, New York

Taylor is one of many contemporary singer-songwriters who plants one foot firmly in the roots of artists such as Bob Dylan and Neil Young while at the same time pushing forward with his own unique voice. And Taylor’s particular voice so imbued with a sense of honesty and earnestness that it is almost impossible not to welcome each of his songs with open arms.-American Songwriter ... more

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