Where the Valley Meets the Plane

from My Old Name by Justin Lawson

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Burned black valley I remember you well
As a turn I didn't mean to take
Your scorched black soil some shade of hell
The fire left in its wake

Anna your hair was as black as that place
Your love as quiet and as large
Always held my hand like you were going away
In your head already far

Are you getting tired
Tired of being tied
To things you already know
Is it time to go

Darling you're a fire on an open plane
Got to move on just to burn again
Maybe you'll find I'm not the only one
You come to know when it's been too long

I walked through that valley 'til the sun went down
A place it seemed that I could be alone
And high on the hill warm winds from the plane
Shook trees the fire didn't burn

Anna it's been a year since you left this place
The signs of you linger on
I wake in your shadow at the dawn of each day
A place I've found it's good to be alone

Aren't you getting tired
Tired of running wild
Never coming home
Never staying long

Darling you're a fire on an open plane
Got to move on just to burn again
Maybe you'll find I'm not the only one
You come to know when it's been too long

Maybe you're a fire on an open plane
Got to move on just to burn again
Maybe you'll find I'm not the only one
You come to love when it's been too long

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from My Old Name, released January 8, 2015

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