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I Meant To Go To Memphis

from Hush The Wild Horses (2019) by Rachel Harrington

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I meant to go to Memphis
But first I found cocaine
She was waiting
Like a lost friend
In the rain

I meant to go to Memphis
But I broke down in Baton Rouge
I was empty
She had whiskey
And the blues

Places never grieve
They just go up in flame
Lovers never leave
They only change their name

I meant to write to you
But Austin took me in
Just a place I went to
Waiting for the end to
Begin

Places never grieve
They just go up in flame
Lovers never leave
They only change their name
What I’ve come to believe
Leaves me no one else to blame

I meant to find myself
But who I was passed on
No letter goodbye
No farewell graveside
Just gone
No letter goodbye
No farewell graveside

Just gone

I meant to go to Memphis
But first I found cocaine

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from Hush The Wild Horses (2019), released September 6, 2019

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Rachel Harrington Portland, Oregon

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