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Sitting Dove

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Way-ee-ay-ee
High, high-way-ee-ay-ee
High, high-way-ee
Highway

Been ridin' a long time down life's highway
I got to see a lot of things at an early age
I've had a blessed life in almost every way
Been a Hell havin' to watch it go up in flames
A cozy, country comfort in my early days
Those memories of summertime State Fair days
Waved through the gate, special parking space
My Dad was a commissioner, was like he ran the place
Got free ride passes, got to go backstage
Got pictures with the music stars of the day
Rode in Cadillac cars, ate lobster, prime rib plates
Shaking hands with the Governor was no big thang
50 yard line seats at Buckeye football games
Took our brand new motor home to the Olympic games
Outside looking in, it seemed that everything was great
But it wasn't long before the Devil came to get paid

Ridin' a long time down life's highway-ee
Got to see a lot of things at an early age
I've had a blessed life in almost every way-ee
Been Hell havin' to watch it go up in flames
(Highway)

A presence in the air, I climbed that white staircase
That's when I heard those words, that's when I heard Mom say
Then we'll get a little divorce if you don't change your ways
I guess that of the fruit Dad took some extra tastes
My Grandpa saw my Dad as a man who he helped make
He just wanted Dad to come home, show up, play it straight
But my Dad was his own man and he liked to taste
So he packed up and left us, hit life's highway
My Grandpa felt conned, moved to retaliate
Guess that what he thought he gaveth he could take away
Tried put my Dad in prison, froze up his estate
The rest of my youth, a bloody divorce case
They battled over money while the lawyers got paid
What was left of everything was split up by the banks
Drawn Diamond-G daggers slicing soul like steak
Wages of the life they sought with secret oaths and shakes

Ridin' a long time down life's highway-ee
Got to see a lot of things at an early age
I've had a blessed life in almost every way-ee
Been Hell havin' to watch it go up in flames
(Highway)

All inward and internal, walking psych ward case
Was a humid summer night when I snuck my first taste
Of that magic elixir that would give me faith
Lil' courage with the ladies and when I got some play
Things quick became a blur, a drunken, druggin' daze
After 15 drinks my car went flyin' crash boom bang
When the judge said raise your hand, do you swear in God's name
I was floating out of body, numb to my fate
A distant hope emerged that teased of a new day
When she whispered that she loved me that pain would fade
Until my graduation with a bottle of champagne
When I went outside to find her, make sure she was okay
There were whispers in the air, shadows across the way
She was up against the car with him both on the make
Saw the breeze that eased the pain blowin' another way
Again floating out of body, all but sealed my fate

Ridin' a long time down life's highway-ee
Got to see a lot of things at an early age
I've had a blessed life in almost every way-ee
Been Hell havin' to watch it go up in flames
(Highway)

I've always felt a curse on me I cannot shake
An albatross upon my shoulder, p-p-peckin' at my brain
D-d-draggin' me down just like a free weight plate
I keep searching for a cure, but I cannot escape
Craving limelight, limousines and Boulevard soirees
Shiny unrequited fantasies left in my family's wake
Their glee glimpsing the glamour was gravely ingrained
Hollywood supplied the alpha, the omega my soul emblazed

Ridin' a long time down life's highway-ee
Got to see a lot of things at an early age
I've had a blessed life in almost every way-ee
Been Hell havin' to watch it go up in flames
(Highway)

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