My mother told me
You're talking in your sleep again
Your knuckles are white
The calls last until the morning
Mom, between dad
The house, the girl,
And my old band
It's been a pretty rough fucking year
Now it's raining and it's cold
Driving, I see the water on the roads
And I wish it'd just take me on its own
Because I doubt I could ever be that bold
But the thought of leaving has me sold
Well I think maybe
I've lost too much along the way
And lately that's been hard for me to face
So she said "Baby,
I've got you now, it's all okay"
But baby, it's not your voice
That helps me breathe
She told me
"You're talking in your sleep again
You're knuckles are white
The calls last until the morning"
Babe, between losing all my friends
And using you for what you'd call love
It's been a pretty rough fucking year
Now the sun is facing home
Walking, I see there's beauty on my own
And I wish I knew
Where I'd stand when I am grown
Because honestly
I've no clue where to go
But the thought of leaving has me sold
Well I think maybe
I've lost too much along the way
And lately that's been hard for me to face
So she said "Baby,
I've got you now, it's all okay"
But baby, it's not your voice
That helps me breathe
credits
released May 21, 2017
Recorded by Levi Hamilton at Audioboogie Studios in Brunswick, GA.
Mixed/Mastered by Beau Burchell of Saosin in Orange County, CA.
Music written and performed by Royal Oaks.
Cover photo taken by Emily Dunker and edited by Nathan Humphrey.
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