Motel Lights
from Absalom by Donovan Quinn
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lyrics
I’ve been firing bb’s into cans
Listening for the cracking of a shell
You know me and you know me well
I’ve been looking for a light to shine
In this dark motel
I have known the warmth of your blanket
And I have heard the birds that sing in your yard
I know you always try so hard
I’ve been looking for a light to shine on this dreary boulevard
Where the traffic lights get hazy
And all the colors blur into green
You almost think that you’re going crazy
And can’t even trust what you’ve seen
God, this plane is bleak
Where we all have a name no one dare speak
I know that you can’t be weak
But I’ve been looking for a light to shine
On your other cheek
Listening for the cracking of a shell
You know me and you know me well
I’ve been looking for a light to shine
In this dark motel
I have known the warmth of your blanket
And I have heard the birds that sing in your yard
I know you always try so hard
I’ve been looking for a light to shine on this dreary boulevard
Where the traffic lights get hazy
And all the colors blur into green
You almost think that you’re going crazy
And can’t even trust what you’ve seen
God, this plane is bleak
Where we all have a name no one dare speak
I know that you can’t be weak
But I’ve been looking for a light to shine
On your other cheek
credits
from Absalom,
released December 5, 2019
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Donovan Quinn San Francisco, California
"I think probably my life would have gone differently if I had been able to afford a surfboard." -- Bobby Beausoleil from a prison cell in California.
discography
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Feb 2003
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Donovan Quinn recommends:
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Surrender To the Fantasy
by Magik Markersgreat record!
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Toth's Law - Volume 2
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Under Bent Limb Trees
by Hush Arborsgreat record!
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