I dreamed I was a bottle of bourbon
Trapped in a burning down house
Then I heard you screamin' in the other room
Tryin' to catch that roustabout
Breakin' lamps and tippin' over tables
Rubbin' your big knees to the bone
I heard an ashtray fly when he said goodbye
I was adreamin' I was still at home
So I jumped a couple trucks goin' southbound
Tucked the money in the toe of my boot
Left my bills in the bottom of the chimney and made
off with my best friend's suit
Flyin' on down the two-lane, sittin' in the free man's zone
And then another Peterbilt turned over
It wasn't traffic it was just like home
Shotgun sleepin' and breakdown, in a ditch by the side of the road
Law man pullin' up from behind so he can keep it feelin' just like home
Finally down to Louisiana with the sweat rollin' off my head
I saw two women dancin' on the table tops and another dancin' on my bed
The room service tastes like cigarettes so I jump right back on the phone
They said, The
woman
you
with
is
late
for
work
I said, God
dammit
this
is
just
like
home
It was just like home
Head on out California way
Stop and take a few jobs to go
I like to quit right after first payday
Before my footsteps get too slow
And as I'm leavin' town I hit my best girl's house
And hit 'er up for a travelin' loan
They just roll their eyes and peel me off a few fives
Slam the door baby like home
Just like home
Movie stars and drag queens are draggin' me to the poor farm
I guess you better go now and leave me alone so we
can keep it feelin' just like home
Now I kick back east from LA to catch the strangers' blues at home
In two dozen hours I'll be pushin' up flowers after
I walk back through that door
It's good to be home
Just like home
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- Before The Revolution: The Best Of 1998-2011
- Not Cool
- Porcupine
- Miscellaneous
- CMJ New Music Monthly, Volume 110: March 2003
- New Music From New West
- Uncut 2003.07: Only Love Can Break Your Heart
- Special 20
- The Truth About Us
- Voices at Borders
- Magnet New Music Sampler, Volume 18
- E-Town Live, Volume 3
- New West SXSW eMusic Sampler
- Ammunition
- Paste Magazine Sampler #23: Aug 2006
- Love & Sex
- New West Records 1
- Paste Magazine Sampler #04: Q2 2003
- Live At Water Canyon
- Songs for Laura, Vol. Two