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Gone To East Jesus

A big-headed dreamer, pockets full of hope Say, that and five bucks gets you a cup of joe Worn out Army boots and my Goodwill coat Sky's overcast and it feels like snow Rolling on good time, guitar by my side I'm gone to East Jesus on a westbound ride Left Mississippi, too many ghosts back home So I headed out west chasing my next song Got hassled in Houston by some local Joes San Antonio's cool, I saw the Alamo Rolling on good time, guitar by my side I'm gone to East Jesus on a westbound ride California's crazy, Sugarcane Sadie Showed me a good time That desert moon and those Dylan tunes Still playing in my mind In the middle of nowhere where the wind blows free I think a while in Slab City might be good for me Salvation Mountain like a beacon shown The Word of God painted stone on stone Rolling on good time, guitar by my side I'm gone to East Jesus on a westbound ride Rolling on good time, guitar by my side I'm gone to East Jesus on a westbound ride A big-headed dreamer, pockets full of hope Say, that and five bucks gets you a pack of smokes Worn out Army boots and my Goodwill coat Sky's overcast and it feels like snow ©2018

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