Karaoké Thoroughfare Ethel Cain

You fell in love with America when you were twelve years old

And by seventeen you knew you had to see it all

You loved your dad and the love he had for your mother, so

You had to get out and go chasin' its sweet call

Hmm

Aah yeah

Nah hey, ah

I met you there in Texas somewhere on the thoroughfare

On the side of the road in some torn-up clothes with a pistol in my pocket

I didn't trust no one but you said, baby, don't run

I'll take you anywhere

So I hopped right in outta luck to spend and at least your truck beats walking

And you said, hey do you wanna see the west with me

'Cos love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said, honey love's never meant much to me

Woah oh

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

So we made off for California to find your lover drivin' day and night

And every small town diner saw our faces at least once or twice

But in these motel rooms

I started to see you differently

Oh oh

'Cos for the first time since I was a child

I could see a man who wasn't angry

And he said, it's been a long damn time since I left Florida

No one left to leave and no one left to love

But now that I met you

I finally know just where I'm headin'

And we found heaven in time where your western sunshine met my deep southern wet

And you got lost in it and yet you found yourself hard-pressed for air and sweatin'

And you said, hey do you wanna see the west with me

'Cos love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said, honey love's never meant much to me

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

Hmm hmm

Aah na na eeh yeah

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And once we reached the coast you said, end of the line

We finally reached the edge after all this time

I didn't find my love but I still made it this far without it

And then you turned to me and stared into me deep

And said, well, maybe not 'cos look at what I've got

You might not be my love but, baby

I doubt it

And you said, hey do you wanna see the west with me

'Cos love's out there and I can't leave it be

And I said, honey love's never meant that much to me, oh oh

But I'll come with you if you're sure it's what you need

Oh oh oh oh

Yeah

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Oh oh oh

'Cos in your pickup truck with all of your dumb luck is the only place I think I'd ever wanna be

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