We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River Lyrics

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Cover art for We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River lyrics by Richmond Fontaine

https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2009/10/richmond_fontaines_willy_vlaut.html quotes songwriter Willy Vlautin. He lives next to Interstate 205, but says he fooled himself into seeing it in a positive light - the sunset over the overpass can make a pretty sight.\n\n"If you think about things the right way, they don\'t sound as bad,"\n\nAfter his apartment was trashed, he felt "All of a sudden, all living near the freeway means is I\'m a loser. I don\'t have enough money to live in a better, safer place."\n\nThe album is autobiographical and he says, "This one might be more straightforward. I was trying to be more honest with myself."

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