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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Scott Avett
Vocals
Joe Kwon
Cello
Jacob Edwards
Drums
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Benmont Tench
Organ
Bob Crawford
Upright Bass
Seth Avett
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Timothy Seth Avett
Songwriter
Scott Avett
Songwriter
Robert William Jr. Crawford
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Producer
Ryan Hewitt
Mixing Engineer
Jordan Silva
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jon Ashley
Assistant Recording Engineer
Julian Dreyer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Evan Bradford
Assistant Recording Engineer
Evan Hill
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dave Collins
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I ain't from Texas, but I made my way from Dallas
And I know the lonesome sound is following
And I ain't a gambler, but I can recognize a hand
And when to hold, when queens are staring back at me
Once I was a carpenter, and man my hands were calloused
I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight
But I took to the highway, a poet young and hungry
And I left the timbers where they lay
Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black cloak drags upon the ground
I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
Well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I wont be scared to die
And I don't come from Detroit, but her diesel motors pull me
And I followed till I finally lost my way
And now I spend my days in search of a woman I called purpose
And if I ever pass back through her town I'll stay
Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black dress drags upon the ground
I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
Well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die
And my life is but a coin, it's pulled from an empty pocket
Dropped into a slot with dreams of sevens close behind
And these hopes and these fears go with it, and moon and the sun go spinning
Like the numbers and fruits before our eyes
Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black cloak drags upon the ground
I'll be ready to surrender, and remember
Well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die
Writer(s): Robert William Crawford, Timothy Seth Avett, Scott Yancey Avett
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