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The Mallow Road

from ep2 by Casey Neill

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THE MALLOW ROAD by Casey Neill

Thumb out, standing on the shoulder
By the on-ramp, and the viaduct
In the heat of the day, storm clouds headed this way
It's been hours of cars blowing by you
And you curse them in your mind
some slow and you think they're stopping
but they leave you in their dust behind

Dare to hope for small kindness
Dare to hope for a ride
Just need to reach my destination
and get off this highway side
I could use a lift, I could use a lift

Hitching gives you time to look backwards
down the road from where you've been
in suspended animation, trancelike contemplation
It's 1 in a 100 if you're lucky
takes the leap and lets you in
some trusting soul, a temporary friend

Dare to hope for small kindness
Dare to hope for a ride
Just need to reach my destination
and get off this highway side
I could use a lift, I could use a lift

There's a sickness in the very marrow when all strangers are seen as a threat, for me there are no strangers just friends who haven't met

The sky is gray with dusk now
I'm losing faith in this late hour
we're all travelers in isolation, tuned to our station
brake lights glow red, a pickup pulls over
I grab my bag and run down the shoulder
to the open passenger door, a smiling face says hop aboard

Dare to hope for small kindness
Dare to hope for a ride
Just need to reach my destination
and get off this highwayside
I could use a lift, I could use a lift

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from ep2, released November 13, 2020

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Casey Neill & The Norway Rats Portland, Oregon

CASEY NEILL & THE NORWAY RATS are a crack gang of musicians from Portland Oregon. Their sound combines high energy diesel fueled rave-ups and haunting ballads. Neill's weather beaten narratives celebrate miscreants, and explore the hidden corners of the American landscape. ... more

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