Thoroughfare - Ethel Cain/Hayden Silas Anhedonia

Lyrics by：Hayden Silas Anhedonia

Composed by：Hayden Silas Anhedonia

You fell in love with America when you were 12 years old

And by 17 you knew you had to see it all

You loved your dad and the love he had for your mother so

You had to get out and go chasin' it's sweet call

I met you there in Texas somewhere on the thoroughfare

On the side of the road in some torn up clothes

With a pistol in my pocket

I didn't trust no one but you said Baby don't run I'll take you anywhere

So I hopped right in outta luck to spend

And at least your truck beats walking

And you said Hey do you wanna see the west with me

Cause love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said Honey love's never meant much to me

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

So we made off for California to find your lover driving day and night

And every small town diner saw our faces at least once or twice

But in these motel rooms I started to see you differently

Cause for the first time since I was a child

I could see a man who wasn't angry

And he said It's been a long d**n time since I left Florida

No one left to leave no one left to love

But now that I met you

I finally know just where I'm headin'

And we found heaven in time

Where your western sunshine met my deep southern wet

And you got lost in it

And yet you found yourself hard pressed for air and sweatin'

And you said Hey do you wanna see the west with me

Do you wanna see the west with me

Cause love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said Honey love's never meant that much to me

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

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Once we reached the coast you said End of the line we finally hit the edge after all this time

I didn't find my love but I still made it this far without it

But then you turned to me and stared into me deep and said But maybe not

Cause look at what I've got

You might not be my love but baby I doubt it

And you said Hey do you wanna see the west with me

Cause love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said Honey love's never meant much to me

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

Cause in your pickup truck with all of your dumb luck is the only place

I think I'd ever wanna be

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