Wild Sage

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I leave the house as soon as it gets light outside
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Like a prisoner breaking out of jail
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And I steal down to Business 15-501
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Like I had a bounty hunter on my tail
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And somebody stops to pick me up
       C
But he drops me off just down the block
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And along the highway where the empty spirits breathe
          D7             G
Wild sage growing in the weeds


[Verse 2]
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Walked down the soft shoulder and I count my steps
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Heading vaguely eastward, sun in my eyes
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And I lose my footing and I skin my hands, breaking my fall
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And I laugh to myself and look up at the skies
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And then I think I hear angels in my ears
     C
Like marbles being thrown against a mirror
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And along the highway, where unlucky stray dogs bleed
          D7             G
Wild sage growing in the weeds


[Bridge]
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And some days I don't miss my family
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And some days I do
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And some days I think I'd feel better if I tried harder
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Most days I know it's not true


[Verse 3]
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I lay down right where I fell, cold grass in my face
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And I hear the traffic like the rhythm of the tides
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And I stare at the scrape on the heel of my hand
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'Til it doesn't sting so much and until the blood's dried
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And when somebody asks if I'm ok, I don't know what to say
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And along the highway, from cast-off, innumerable seeds
          D7             G     C   G   F   G
Wild sage growing in the weeds