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We had just broken into our twenties
Booked a return flight to New Jersey
You said 6 weeks should be plenty
Made up an address on entry

The first part of the mission
Was for an uptight upstate New York physician
Take his Saab 95 to his daughter down in New Orleans
You fell into the pool with the keys in the pocket of your jeans

Rucksacks, guitars and cars
The road ahead was ours
The road ahead was ours

Stopped at the Hoover Dam for a while
On our way to the city of sin
‘Life in the Fast Lane’ was playing on the radio
As we descended in

It looked just like a sea of neon
From the back seat of the rental car
Spent that first night sleeping in the car park
Of some Country & Western bar

So if you give us $200
You just pay for the gas
Go check out the monuments
Then bring us back the documents

We’ll see you in three days’ time
We’ll stumble over the finish line
Your glass is half empty mine’s half full all the time

There’s over 3000 miles to go
Will we make it I just don’t know
If you see Kay tell her that everything is fine

Rucksacks, guitars and cars
The open road was ours x 2

So if you give us $200
You just pay for the gas
Go check out the canyon
Remember the deadline

We can look back on this when we’re older
When we’ve pulled over to the hard shoulder
(Better if we drive away)

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from The Long Haul, released July 15, 2013

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The Wynntown Marshals Edinburgh, UK

Formed in Edinburgh in 2007, The Marshals tip their hat to The Jayhawks, Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams & Neil Young.

Their sound can loosely be described as ‘country rock' with powerpop hooks, but they love layered guitars, catchy choruses and have an unabashed belief in the power of rock music as a storytelling medium. ... more

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