Cloud of Dust

Verse 1

Strangers give me twenty-dollar bills for my long drives

Friends just give me Adderall so I arrive alive

Former or the latter, I appreciate the help

Cause my car don’t run on 

Pharmaceuticals and I drive myself

Chorus

I gotta hit the road, get the lead out

Tiny piles of money at the end of long routes

When I’m home, don’t you fall in love

Cause just when you need me

I’m a cloud of dust

Verse 2

I ain’t held a job down since late ‘14

Slingin pizza twice a day and writing in between

Up all night with alcohol my friends and my guitar

My girlfriend in my bed alone just wondering where things are

Bridge

Oh the finish line keeps changing

Every time that I get close

I never reach my destination

I just get to where I go

New Hometown

Verse 1

I don’t know how you did it

You got all my attention

Every single direction leads to you

I don’t know how to say ‘em

There’s three words that I’m thinkin’

There’ only so much waiting I can do 

Chorus

I just wanna pick you up spin you all around

Never hold you back never put you down

Kiss your bottom lip while you steal my crown

Honey you & me, we’re my new hometown

Baby you & me we’re my new hometown

Verse 2

Gotta say what I’m feeling

I know we had a deal but

I’d rather break a promise than a heart

First I can remember

I’m thinkin’ bout forever

It’s getting’ hard to breathe when we’re apart

Bridge

I got your grandmother’s diamond ring

I asked your parents & everything

Burn It Out

Verse 1

There I go again I’m talkin’ way too much

Not a word can get in edge-wise

I hope that no one thinks I’m fine the way I am

It’s just that silence never sits right

There I go again, I’m talkin’ out my ass

& disappointed no one’s takin’ me to task

Pre-Chorus

Cause I can’t slow it down

& I can’t hold it back

Chorus

Cause you can’t build a house on a rolling stone

Everybody’s glad when I come and I go

In between they’re pissed I’m bad with names

You can’t fight a fire with a rolled up hose

& I’ve never been to half the places I go, 49 of 50 states

But if the creek don’t rise & the world’s still round

I’m gonna heat it up until I burn it out

Verse 2

I can’t help wonderin’ if I’m wired all wrong

I’ve been in almost 40 weddings

I’ve stained my cummerbund with alligator tears

I’m gettin’ too good at pretending

 There I go again just pushing it too hard

There’s something challenging about an open bar

Bridge

I can see myself a husband with a daughter

I can see myself a lush who dies alone

In between em both’s my mother & my father

Beggin’ me to pick a road

Finally Find It

Verse 1

Stayin’ at home second night in a row

But that party’s a go and you already know I’m

Checking my phone there’s a girl that I know 

And if she’s goin’ I’m showin’ yeah

Pre-Chorus

1) I’ll just stand in the corner til the beat feels right

Waitin’ on somethin’ makes me wanna dance all night yeah

2) & We can stand in the corner til our drink’s just ice

I’ve been looking for someone like you for a long time

Chorus

Oh oh when I finally find it/her

Oh oh when I finally find it/her

Oh oh when I find it I’m free

Oh oh when I finally find it/her

Oh oh when I finally find it/her

Oh oh when I find it I’m free

Baby

Verse 2

Now that I’m loose there’s a pitcher of youth

& I’ma pour a couple tall ones yeah

And head over to you, I got something to prove 

Cause I don’t even have your number yet

Bridge

I don’t care who leads baby

Long as you’re with me yeah

Can I take your hand cause

I think it’s time we danced

Homeroom

Verse 1

Once upon a Monday just a couple of kids

We were talkin’ ‘bout your weekend

When we should’ve been listenin’

Teacher came over and said to knock it off

I reached for your hand and told her it was all my fault

Chorus

I’ve never been cool never been tough

Turkey and cheese with my cutoff crust

But you were my pizza Lunchable crush and I was tryin’

Tryin’ to be smooth coming off funny

Laughin’ it off when you kissed my buddies

Playin’ the long game askin’ your Dad for a tip or two

It was a hell of a trip tryin’ to make you fall in homeroom

Verse 2

Saturday morning just you and me and your boyfriend

You were takin’ the hill too fast

And crashed in the neighbor’s fence

Neighbor’s son heard us and he came outside

He cussed at you once and that’s when I lost my first fight

Bridge

I knew it was over long before you said a thing

But I’ll always love you just for showing me

How to be cool how to act tough

How I should chase after what I want

That I can find love with anyone who’s worth the tryin’

Victoria

Verse 1

Rolled into town on a Tuesday night

Early fall around supper time

Your face was red when you said hello

I stole a kiss when you closed the door

Headed out with a few of your friends

I heard ‘em laugh when they saw me dance

Didn’t care wasn’t missin’ my chance 

You only ever get a couple nights like that

Chorus

Victoria, Victoria not trying to make you mine

I know that you get restless when I’m around for too much time

Victoria, Victoria why can’t you understand

That you’ve got yourself most of a winning hand

With the Queen in the heart of a travelin’ man

Verse 2

You made me swear that I wouldn’t fall

I said I wouldn’t but I wasn’t sure

Never knew it would move so fast

But your heart don’t care that you’ve got a plan

Last time I left I was floatin’ so high

I missed the goodbye in your eyes

Cut me loose but if it’s meant to be

You can’t hide a flower from a honey bee

Bridge

Girl I know you’re on the fence

If I can’t knock you down I’m gonna do my best

What's In The Well

Verse 1

Well it’s ’86 in Albany, Friday night bout 6:15

Mom & Dad’s anniversary and Myrese is at the door

Fifty-five & five foot nothin’, sweet as pie, but bible-thumpin’

Everytime we were watchin’ somethin’ she’d come and cut it off

Chorus

She’d say what’s in the well comes up in the bucket

You can waste time but it don’t stop runnin’

Seasons change but it won’t change nothin’

What’s in the well comes up in the bucket

Verse 2

Well it’s ’96 in old NC, friends are passin’ round a magazine

Stuff my Dad wouldn’t let me see so I up & took off

Weird at school for a couple days, everybody asked why I ran away

I couldn’t think of somethin’ cool to say

So I reached for the same old song

Bridge

We haven’t talked since I was seven but

I’ve talked about her my whole life

I guess a good enough lesson keeps itself alive

Should've Known

“Should’ve Known”

By: Steve Everett

Verse 1

You’re welcome for all 

All of your stories and friends

I’m sure I’ll see you once you get tired of them

Go get your own life

You’re stealing pieces of mine

And telling friends they took you forever to

Pre Chorus

Find your place

Just make sure it isn’t in my way

Chorus

You be the sound of leaving

I’ll be the background

So tired of trying to save you over and over again

You’re only imitating what I take time creating 

Don’t like a thought of your own

I should’ve known

Verse 2

You’ve got this role down

Know every corner and curve

You write the script so you never need to get hurt

Go get your own mind 

You’re stealing pieces of mine

And telling friends they took you forever to

Bridge

You’ve lost your fire

You’ve lost your heat

I took the best thing that you had with me

Once sloppy seconds have lost their shine

You’ll take a number for the next in line