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Tobacco Town

from TOBACCO TOWN by Caleb Caudle

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Crushed cans and wristbands
worn out ink on stamped hands
long talks and dark walks
the streetlight on its last leg
you shivered and I tried to beg you
to take my jacket off and put it on yourself

Fireworks and corks flew
but now their on the ground
its not til' the next morning
when our true colors are found
the work that went into these floors
they're muddy, scuffed and marked
you took from me old t-shirts
but me I stole your heart

and the riff raffs by the smoke stacks
will stomp them when their through
and sing a raspy ballad of tobacco town for you

cursing every stoplight
the sunbeam in your eyes
you got there just in time
to see me pulling from the drive
my phone wasn't dead
but I lied and said it was
it's easier than having to explain a halfway love

and the branches became lonesome
as the blackbirds flew
the feathers fell down on this Tobacco Town for you

you hummed along to the radio
the song it crackled through
I never heard you sing too much
so I turned and smiled at you
but by then I was somewhere between loving you and leaving you
two and a half years you won't get back
I'm sorry for that

and one day when we're older
and i know you're feeling blue
I'll dust off the melody of Tobacco Town for you

I learned your favorite flower
and always held the door
but when I said I loved you
I looked down towards the floor

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from TOBACCO TOWN, released October 22, 2012

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Caleb Caudle Nashville, Tennessee

Caudle's critically acclaimed catalog includes features on Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” and “The 10 Best Country and Americana Songs To Hear Now” along with NPR’s “Songs We Love”. His songs have been featured on CMT’s Nashville and Netflix’s The Ranch. When Caleb isn’t touring the world, he resides in Nashville, TN.

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