Name: Postcard From Des Moines (single)
Duration: P00H02M40S
Description: From the upcoming release "There Are AMERICAS Beyond This America" by Greg Mullen and The Cosmic American Band. Album will be available for purchase on Bandcamp Tuesday April 2nd.

Postcard From Des Moines (single)

by Greg Mullen and The Cosmic American Band

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From the upcoming release "There Are AMERICAS Beyond This America" by Greg Mullen and The Cosmic American Band. Album will be available for purchase on Bandcamp Tuesday April 2nd.

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Well I passed an old man walking in the street
He asked me if I'd picked up ten dollars off the ground
I was confused for a second then I told him that I hadn't
But his face said he didn't believe me and it brought me down
Everything costs too much in this city
There's a thousand people headed for where I want to be
And my guess is they'll get there before I do
I give up so easily
Every night my old friends come to haunt me
They say "we don't recognize you anymore"
and each time I try to beg for their forgiveness
I can't find the words so I turn and I walk on out the door

And then I wake up singing

I've been drunk and I've been sad and I've been insecure and mean and you've been far too kind to me

I went and built my new life in the desert
It just seemed like the only thing that I could do
I got to feeling so cooped up and so I packed up all my stuff
And I never even said goodbye to you
I spent that whole summer in my bathrobe
Just smoking cigarettes and sweating in my room
So when I heard your tiny voice inside my telephone my love
It was practically all that I could do

Just to keep from laughing

And I've been drunk and I've been sad and I've been insecure and mean and you've been far too kind to me

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released March 30, 2013
Evan Kaspar - Pedal Steel
Greg Mullen - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Andrew Stevens - Drums
Cole Wilson - Upright Bass, Vocals

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Greg Mullen Austin, Texas

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