Snake Alley

from The Runner, The Ends, The Space Between by Dan DiMonte

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lyrics

14. Snake Alley
Dan DiMonte

I grabbed my keys and decided enough is enough
The rising sun on this cold autumn morning is making this quite tough
Zoe tell me are you coming to see me today?
It’s a great day for lying it’s a great day for flying away

The birds in the trees are getting ready for their trek down South
And the hipsters play down on Ped Mall way suckin’ serenity outta cigs in their mouths
Oh last night, Zoe, I saw Clinton Street was burning up in flames
Of young lovers not knowing the difference ‘tween a bottle of Jack and their brains

We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’
For all that we know and all that we’re given
stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore
I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice
And I think it’s about time we made that choice
The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for
So just open up your door

The steam whistle out by the dam is telling me it’s time to go
And I wish time could heal all these stains and grimaces that I wear on the sleeve of my soul
I ask my brother Johnny to lend me a few bucks
‘Cause gas these days ain’t as cheap as the love you can find on the street with some luck

Hey Zo you know we’re crazy for doing this so fast
This one rash decision might cause some division ‘tween our future, present, and past
But we don’t have time to think things through as we should
‘Cause my current life preference made me lose my reverence for things that I thought were good

We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’
For all that we know and all that we’re given
stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore
I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice
And I think it’s about time we made that choice
The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for
So just open up your door
We got in the car and it might be a sin
But we drove our love all the way down to Burlington
Then I parked my car and we sat on a log by the shore
I can see my home’s just a river walk away
But your home’s waiting from back where we came
And I don’t wanna take you from all that you know and adore
This road ain’t just one way it’s more like a revolving door
And life is like a snake alley twisting and turning about
And the only thing we know is there’s one way in and one way out

And the bridge was calling telling me to come on home
But my westward life was crying don’t leave me alone
Just ‘cause I’m here don’t mean I’m here to stay
Turn around baby we’ll try it another day

She shut the door I put the metal to the floor and I said aw man ain’t it a pity
And we drove into this darkness looking to park this mess back into Iowa City
Now tell me what’s more important, the ends or the space between?
‘Cause you’re the most beautiful thing in the world that my two eyes have ever seen
Ever seen, ever seen!

We don’t care if the world stops spinnin’
For all that we know and all that we’re given
stickin’ round here don’t make much sense anymore
I got my guitar and you’ve got your voice
And I think it’s about time we made that choice
The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for
The open road’s waiting and you know what I came for
So just open up your door

credits

from The Runner, The Ends, The Space Between, released April 18, 2014
Dan DiMonte - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Electric Guitar, Trumpet, Aux. Percussion
Dan Padley - Electric Guitar
Jonathan Birdsall - Tenor Sax
Robert Monroe - Keyboards
Blake Shaw - Bass Guitar
Emily Roane - Drums