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West Of Vine - Come Up On The Front Porch

from SpinTunes 21 Round 1 by Spintunes

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We are playing our first ever gig at Lexington (Massachusetts) Porchfest at the end of the month so that got me on the "porch" theme (even though I suspect we will actually be playing in a driveway). There is not much in the way of obscurity other than the passing reference to The Great "Thunder Road" Lyrics Controversy Regarding Mary's Dress.

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Out on the western highway it's hard not to feel alone
I was driving up toward salvation, got stuck down outside of San Antonio
Bleeding money like a sieve, running out of fucks to give
Sure you might save a dollar but that ain’t no way to live

You came up onto my front porch
When I got home that night
Couldn’t say if that dress was waving or swaying
But the way it caught the evening light
I thought we might just be alright

You can read my palm tell me what it means if I ever make it back to New Orleans
But stuck up here in Houston I'm slowly drinking all my dreams
15 hours 15 days 15 hundred different ways
You said that I stole your heart but it’s not the kind of crime that pays

I came up onto your front porch
Just like you said I should
I can’t quite say just what you’re thinking
But I can tell it ain’t no good
You know I did the best I could

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from SpinTunes 21 Round 1, released September 5, 2023

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