Smoke and Mirrors

from rowdy faith by A Rowdy Faith

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Chorus:
Walk out
From the smoky bar you sold your soul in
Walk out
With your dignity intact
Head up
There's no going back, it's over done with
Walk out
A divisionary attack

Leave the smoke and mirrors for somebody else
Put the smoking gun back on the shelf
Oh

Here's a man, you knew him well, at least, you thought you did
Down the street he lived, he used to be the sweetest kid
Baby blues and a poet to boot
Your mother practically gave you away

Leave the smoke and mirrors for somebody else
Put the smoking gun back on the shelf
Oh.

He paid you once, he paid you twice, you said you'd had enough
You tried to leave, he said, "No deal, my dear, you gave that up.
"The right to your life is mine."

So Walk out
From the smoky bar you sold your soul in
Walk out
With your dignity intact
Head up
There's no going back, it's over done with
Walk out
A divisionary attack
Leave the smoke and mirrors for somebody else
Put the smoking gun back on the shelf

Everybody knows you can't close all the doors
Predatory lies and chains broken on the floor

I'm sorry, officer, it had to be done
I'd rather be behind your bars than in his chains
I'm sorry, officer, it had to be done
I'd rather be behind your bars

Walk out
From the smoky bar you sold your soul in
Walk out
With your dignity intact
Head up
There's no going back, it's over done with
Walk out
A divisionary attack

Leave the smoke and mirrors for somebody else
Put the smoking gun back on the shelf
Oh

credits

from rowdy faith, released January 27, 2017
Written by Cate Davison
Vocals: Cate Davison and Alisyn Reid
Acoustic Guitar: Cate Davison
Electric Guitar: Gene Reid and Darian Stribling
Bass: Ty Reid
Drums: Aaron Baggett
Sound Engineering: Darian Stribling
Studio: Blue Chair Studio

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A Rowdy Faith Little Rock, Arkansas

A Rowdy Faith is the partnership of Alisyn Reid and Cate Davison, combining Alisyn's thoughtful Americana with Cate's Southern Gothic style. In 2012, Alisyn won 2nd place in the Ozark Folk Festival songwriting contest, and A Rowdy Faith was a semi-finalist in the Arkansas Times Musician Showcase in 2016. This is their first album as a duo. ... more

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