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Back To River City

from If I Have To Stop This Car by Brian Michael Henry

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Harold makes the gravel groan
In old Camelot Estates
He lights up a cigarette
In his pick-up truck while he waits
Marion hops in with their bags
She says "babe, I didn't think you'd show"
He just sighs: "now buckle up,"
And they go

They're headed nowhere
On interstate eighty tonight
And now he won't dare
To tell her it'll be alright
Cause she's hip to his bullshit
She knows the trouble that they're in
So this'll be the last time she rides with him

She got swept up in the sound
Of invisible trombones
And if you push she might admit
That she was sick of being alone
So when he flashed that silver smile
She could feel the buckle in her knees
Said "get me out of River City, please?"

So he drove her nowhere
Hustling from town to town
At first she was scared
But soon she learned her way around
That rusty stick-shift
And she'd take the wheel while he slept
And and think of little River City…
And wish she'd never left

Staring down the highway
While he's sleeping by her side
The star-speckled night sky
Expanding while she drives
She's gotta leave him
She's gotta get back home
Cause if love is being his accomplice
She'd rather be alone

She pulls in at a mobile station
Whispers, "babe you just wait right there"
He stirs a little in his sleep
When she gently kisses his hair
Gets her bag out from the back
She don't even close the door
She's not worried about him getting cold
Anymore

She's headed nowhere
But it sure beats where she's been
She's used her best prayers
To get her out of life with him
And if he's going down
She'll be damned if he takes her too
So she's thumbin' it back to River City
Say goodbye to Marion You-Know-Who
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye

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from If I Have To Stop This Car, released May 5, 2023

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Brian Michael Henry New York, New York

Brian Michael Henry's music examines the humanity of monsters atop pulsing layers of cold electronic production that call to mind both John Carpenter’s signature synth scores and modern darkwave artists like Cold Cave in equal measure. Henry’s vocals, however, are a baritone croon and lend a notable warmth to each song, creating a more three-dimensional portrait of his characters.. ... more

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