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Everyone's Leavin' ( Upstate NY )

from Sutherland II by Ryan Sutherland

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Pull myself out of bed
There's black coffee waiting
And them grounds give me strength
While the moon it simmers
and steams

The world is burning outside
And I've
Gotta go about my business
And get ready for work
Open the door to my rusty old car
Drive down to the factory

Making respirators for a city that can barely breathe
At night chasing something in my head
Trying to rise far
Beyond my means
I'm gonna make it
By God I'm gonna pack up my things
Gonna hit then road
I've got a feeling this city needs me
Or do I need it
Desperately

Chorus
Everybody's trying to leave Upstate new York
Everyone wants to live somewhere nice and warm
Leave everything behind them burning down
Damn the cost
There's a better world somewhere
Down south or the west coast
Thats every bit as bad as this place I'm told
And
I can't save a penny for no one
I can't save a dime
I can't save a dime

Boss man calls me upstairs
He ain't got nothing nice to say to me
He says my work is suffering
This is my final warning

I've got two much on my mind
To see anything
in front of my face
Not a soul in the park
The morning after the riots sparked
Just some crows flying over
And the cinder soul of the city slipping away
It's business as usual
People going about their day

But what the hell could we do
This machine will not stop
It'll run without you
So why not run away

Chorus

Sad cities turn to ghost towns
Abandoned buildings speak
Of the beauty
Somewhere beyond this place
But it was here at one time
And all thats here
Is a monument to broken dreams

This was once a beautiful place
And make no mistake
If you wipe the grime away,
You'll see a light that went somewhere down the drain

And I'm putting in my two weeks
I'm gonna do the same

But somebody's gotta stay
Somebody's gotta pay
Who the hell wants to rebuild
Who the hell wants to pray
I'm just a peice of this machine
Gotta get out before the wheels roll over my dreams.

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from Sutherland II, released November 18, 2022

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ryan sutherland Rochester, New York

A singer songwriter Living & working in Rochester , NY. Weird chords, and Slide guitar

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