Woodland Heart

from You there, Nav? by The Derelict Record

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I never expected to live
under such a wide and bright skyline
I didn't know ten years ago
when the mother lake met the winter snow
that I would call this city mine

But just as my mama did
when she up and left old Michigan
I ran into the neon sky
I must have got my daddy's soul
Who'd disappear out in the cold
a wanderer 'til the
day he died

I'm a city boy with
a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
At home in the street
or under stars
I wouldn't have it
any other way

I never expected to be
the kind of man with
a nine to five
but fear and lies
have lead me to believe
I've got no other way to survive

Money saves and money kills
in a city run on dollar bills
and I can't help but think
I'm doing wrong
I've always been the one
since we left the setting sun
whose love has always lead him
to the song

I'm a city boy
with a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
with music thrumming
through every part
I'm reaching out to
meet the light of day

I'm a city boy with
a woodland heart
I've got Pacific water
running through my veins
At home in the street
or under stars
I wouldn't have it
any other way

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from You there, Nav?, released March 2, 2021

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You there, Nav?

Mar 2021
Never Foolish

Jun 2018
1

Mar 2017

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