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Recorded Live at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia

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About a year ago, right about this time
I made my move down the east coast line
Many a family and friend behind
I headed down for North Georgia skies

With a blue guitar and some guitar strings
And a notebook full of songs to sing
Lookin' for an open ear to lend
To the ramblings of a mad man's pen

Well I followed down a fast fallin' sun
With heavy heels where the highway runs
Looking down the barrel of a gun
Better do it now while I still am young

I rode down on the coattail wings
Of a pretty young lady, she took me in
If not for her and me living in sin,
I'd not be living in anything

See, she got her dreams, and I got mine
And we crossed somewhere in space and time
No need to tread this road alone
When I'm countless miles out from my home

See she dreams of the finer things
Of a diamond ring and a white wedding
A picket fence to run around the yard
And a family to fill up her heart

And still she says, 'where ya gonna go
When the time has come to split up your road
If you're gonna live your life on the run,
Better do it now while you still are young

I met many fine friendly folks in town
And they told their tales through a southern sound
I'll tell ya my friend wherever I'm bound
That the folks are the same all the world around

But pretty soon I'll head on my trail
And God forbid if my feet should fail
Wintry days in sleet and hail
The wind is high and i'll raise my sail

I'll be heading up again northern bound
Make my way to that New York town
Finish up in that northern state
Back where i was born and raised

And I hope that she might come with me
And see the things that I might see
Look on back when days are done
Be glad we lived when we were young

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from Live At Eddie's Attic (Full Live Album​)​-​2006, track released December 15, 2006

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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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