Let's go
I flew down south over the mountains today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way
I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember when my dad walked in on me
I was sitting cross legged on the bedroom floor looking at a couple of G's
With a bogie on my lip and a ski on the ground, we're not a cuppa quarter beans
Not been back to that house since that day
But the light gon' turn with the key
You gotta go if you wanna don't go, but tomorrow you gotta leave
You gotta go down south where the air's a little better, son, so you can learn how to breathe

So I flew down south over the mountains today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way
And I flew down south, yeah, flew down today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way

I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember shaking when the morning began
I remember, I remember the second I got better, well I left Dodge and ran
I got sick thinking 'bout life alone, like the back bone without the muscle
Like the bruises and broken nose that emerged from my potessecle
See I don't plan to live my whole life o'er the missing piece to this puzzle
If I'mma make Salt Lake City tonight some way I'mma have to hustle
So I guess we head out, foot down, as I choose to sat down
Time to let this little slide fade into the background

So I flew down south over the mountains today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way
And I flew down south, yeah, flew down today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way

I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember the deep end swimming with the sharks
Then weekend for these freshins' smoking, blowin' in the park
Waiting till the sun sets on the hillside to be alone in the dark
Another ex-AA marijuana junkie spits out a starry a-tune
I'd tighten those laces up honey if, if I was you
And I'd stop talking about moving mountains boy, if I was you

And I guess, I guess I flew down south over the mountains today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way
And I flew down south, yeah, flew down today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way

So I flew down south, yeah, flew down today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way
And I flew down south, yeah, flew down today
And I'll be back, and I'll be back
When I can push those mountains out of the way


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    Lyric Correction

    "that emerged from my potessecle" Really????

    correct lyric is "that emerge from out the hustle" as per bands liner notes

    Potessecle is not a word!

    ericmac2on March 12, 2011   Link

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