Name: Sunflower
Duration: P00H03M20S
Description: A ride to oblivion down Route 66's Mennonite, mining-scarred, scary bandit country.

Sunflower

by The Phobias

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A ride to oblivion down Route 66's Mennonite, mining-scarred, scary bandit country.

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Delivering flowers
Showed up in my van
Skinny eighteen, barely a man
She caught my eye, gave me absolution
We kept it discrete
Took a Shangri-La solution

Out on the highway
Behind streamline moderne
Car’s tucked away
Everything’s ok
No need for concern

In a room by the hour, there’s no need for a name
Found out too late her old man knew the same
He kicked in our door, witnessed our collusion
Put the gun in my mouth, smashed my teeth
Blood, contusion

Spit blood into water
Drown in rivers of red
Lives slip away
Subside and decay
Shot to the back of the head

You and me n this dirty highway
True love looking for a place to hide
Someplace to disappear
No-one’s going to find us here

Out where the sunflowers can’t cover the scars
Ozarks, trailer parks titty bars
Look at the signs they say get on your knees and pray
Lord keep us safe, on this dirty highway.

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released March 21, 2018
Richard Marris: Lyrics, melody, vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, lead guitar solo
Dick Langford: production, all other instruments.

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