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Good Morning, Illinois

from Hope? by DRTYUNCL

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Step out my barracks on the freshest of days
Feel the sun kiss my face
Welcome to Illinois
Let my voice be your guide through these towns
Let the gravel underneath you create your own sounds
From the gravel on the ground in that town
To the greatest city around
Welcome to Illinois
Suddenly I don't feel so alone
It feels good to be home
Good morning Illinois

Yesterday was a mess full of stress
And I'm startin' to get bored with this lack of progress
I've got a cup full of yes and a smoke full of lies
Leachin' off of your taxes, I'm a fuckin' parasite
Goodbye to my passions and goodnight to sex
The personality and future of David Koresh
I invested my time and energy in heartfulls
For crumbs on the floor....yesterday was awful
And today I made music at a blistering pace
And still couldn't outrun all this pain that I taste
Or even dash salt on the bland it creates
I try to move on but every step I take hesitates
I've got the template set, but can't set it straight
I've got the urge to move forward but I keep pushin' it away
So here we are, another day, under the weather claims
Disinfectin' a bar of soap, punchin' a stain
Luggin' a bag labeled change and even though it strains
The muscles in the bicep the zipper stays in place
Today's a by-product of waste from yesterday
All of the bowel movements continue to stay the same
And just as I feel ashamed for having no one to blame
For all of these half mast complaints in my brain
I rub the bagged eyes of granite on my face
Open the door and step into Chicago sun rays

Step out my barracks on the freshest of days
Feel the sun kiss my face
Welcome to Illinois
Let my voice be your guide through these towns
Let the gravel underneath you create your own sounds
From the gravel on the ground in that town
To the greatest city around
Welcome to Illinois
Suddenly I don't feel so alone
It feels good to be home
Good morning Illinois

Feelin' good as Justin, feel the bass and percussion
Trickle its way through my veins creatin' substance
I love this, days when I feel alive
The type where I don't gotta hide just to survive
As I arrive at 2:05 in the Wal-Mart parking lot
To get my triple C's and Carlo Rossi restocked
I feel a sense of shock, I mean I cannot
Remember the last time I haven't felt confined to that block
That surrounds me, each day it caves in
But today I broke free, I think I can live
Like a regular person, whatever that is
I'm just happy as hell I can stretch my limbs for a bit
It all started with just a little bit of sunlight
All I had to do was allow my eyes to view life
No plight today, no hideaways and no cause
What pretty little moss on this rock we live on

Step out my barracks on the freshest of days
Feel the sun kiss my face
Welcome to Illinois
Let my voice be your guide through these towns
Let the gravel underneath you create your own sounds
From the gravel on the ground in that town
To the greatest city around
Welcome to Illinois
Suddenly I don't feel so alone
It feels good to be home
Good morning Illinois

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from Hope?, released November 27, 2012

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