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The End of the Road

from Elyria by Billy Simons Jr.

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He was only a man off to war
With nothing to lose and nothing worth more
He set sail for a life of his own
That cold December

In the night he left letters to god
By the side of the road should he pass through this town
And though the telephone rang until dawn
He wouldn’t answer he just wrote:

It’s the end of the road it’s the start of the sea
If I’m out of mind my well that’s alright with me
My life’s in the ocean I‘ve finally found
My heart’s in a place that would make momma proud
I woke up this morning a man who will fight
To be born again well you first have to try
I’ve polished my shoes since I’ve miles to go
And I’ll see you again real soon
Past the end of the road

When he’d served through the youth of his age
Well the medals they tied to him anchored his shame
And the rest of his life had gone by
All in a moment
He was more than a child of the war
With the longing desire for the life lived before
All the letters he wrote as a boy
He found in the basement

It’s the end of the road it’s the start of the sea
If I’m out of mind my well that’s alright with me
My life’s in the ocean I‘ve finally found
My heart’s in a place that would make momma proud
I woke up this morning a man who will fight
To be born again well you first have to try
I’ve polished my shoes since I’ve miles to go
And I’ll see you again real soon
Past the end of the road

When the cold took him out to the tide
And he walked towards the darkness with his brothers in sight
He was only a child of the war
In search of deliverance

It’s the end of the road it’s the start of the sea
If I’m out of mind my well that’s alright with me
My life’s in the ocean with all of my friends
My heart’s in a place that I’d rather forget
I woke up this morning a man I despise
To be born again well you first have to die
I’ve polished my shoes since I’ve miles to go
And I’ll see you again real soon
Past the end of the road

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from Elyria, released December 18, 2010
music & lyrics by Billy Simons

Billy Simons: Vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin
David Stillman: Bass, electric guitar

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