the best part of growing up
is going back to where you're from
after all the stuff you've done.
now the person you've become
is interested in new things,
but you still got memories.
and it comes back like flood,
how fast the changes come.
now a setting sun,
looks just like a new one.
how many days
have I been gone?
something has changed
in the best way.
how will I know
just what to say?
I'm hugging myself
on the corner by the Garden Theatre.
I drove around my old neighborhood
where my family shared a phone.
when we got call waiting, it was a big deal.
and now we all have our own.
I'm glad we got along
I'm glad I finished school
so glad I found a job
for so long, I wasn't sure.
now a setting sun, looks just like a new one.
how many days
have I been gone?
something has changed
in the best way.
how will I know
just what to say?
I'm hugging myself
on the corner by the ice cream store.
credits
from Wheels,
released August 2, 2011
MT- piano and vocals
Ryan Thornton- drums
Joe Russo- acoustic guitar, polychord, percussion
Don Piper- lap steel
Andrew Southern- bass
Dawn Landes and Lauren Balthrop- backing vocals
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