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Left It All Behind

by Kyle Ledson

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1.
Appear 03:48
There’s a wall, in my mind And its too tall, for me to climb So I'll sit, by the railroad track And spend the time that I'll never get back So I’ll stare, at this blank page I'd write my thoughts but I don't know what to say Sometimes I wish these words would appear the way, I want them to For this road it's never gonna pave itself These words ain't gonna put food on the shelf I should stop wasting all this precious time Cause the winter’s gonna put me outta mind For this next year they say it's gonna change But I know that it's gonna stay the same If I can’t get these words to appear the way, I want them to Are you ready for the show? Are you ready to sell your soul? I don't have the time Awaiting on the rhyme And for this tree is losing all its leaves And pretty soon I'm gonna pack these bags and leave And I don't want no one to see me go And I don't want my presence to be known I'm a traveler taking on the world I won’t prove nothing till I get out there and be heard And I can’t get these words to appear the way, I want them to Yeah, If I can’t get these words to appear the way, I want them to
2.
The Bend 05:48
Well I'm waiting on the first snow For winter’s coming back The page I'll clear in the coming year As I approach the railroad tracks Well I stood on by for too long Until it tore me down And the pain I felt was tenfold When you threw me to the ground Now I board the train in Houston coming up to Maine Anywhere that’s far from where you caused me all this pain And as the train is rolling ‘round the bend I can see the sun come out again Well I can breath in clearly now And take in all the breeze The fog that covered up this town Has fallen to its knees And as I think and ponder of the things that you have done It gives me all the reason To give up this life and run Now I board the train in Camden And I’m a-going to Kentucky Running from the law out here, I guess I’m pretty lucky And as the train is rolling round the bend I can see the sun come out again I was sleeping with the only leisure time I had to spend And they caught up to me and told me that my journey had to end Well but the Ohio was flowing right behind my feet And I jumped right in to save myself from where I had to be Now I’m flowing down the Ohio with a sheriff on my back And I’m hopping on the next train that’s a-riding along the track And as my body’s flowing round the bend I can see the sun, oh I can see the sun come out again See the sun come out again
3.
Well the first time she left I couldn't get myself together I was Fighting through weather but I was light just like a feather and I didn't know if I could love again With all the screaming agony that stayed inside my head Well I tore down the wall that I built All the broken pieces that were spread across the floor and I can No longer see where I have gone Finally, I see where I belong My friends, they don't believe me The tv screen deceives me The demons are coming near me And I don't know where I am Well I walk to the door of your apartment And I’m hoping I could get the chance to talk to you again But these bars hold me in some sort of compartment And it's holding me farther from you than I have ever been My friends, they don't believe me The tv screen deceives me The demons are coming near me And I don't know where I am I stand where no one stood No footprints to guide me on my way I never said what I should But you shouldn't ever do what I say My friends, they don't believe me The tv screen deceives me, whoa The demons are coming near me And I don't know where I am My friends, they don't believe me The tv screen deceives me The demons are coming near me And I don't know where I am
4.
Jack Straw 05:04
5.
Meant to Be 06:10
Woke up with sweat on my neck Not knowing where I'm gonna go No lights inside but city lights Outside the window If I just get a hold of the old me Or maybe just get used to a new me Something is blocking me out from where I’m trying to go Escape from the passage in the back of the room where I gotta be I don't recognize any of the strangers staring back at me Maybe I should just turn back and run, come to terms with what I’ve done But my eyes are telling me I've got to go to sleep Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory I had no reason to suck it up and stay You never had the ears to listen to what I had to say A light shined bright in my own two hands Then it flew away didn't give me a chance I'm outta my mind on the left side of the highway Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be I was lost in a cloud lost in a place lost in a time Where people never thought to think and left it up to a puppeteer's mind And while this guy was pulling the strings He tugged the end of my arm and pulled me into a dream And when I woke up I still didn't know what I had to find Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Can't you see the real me I'm free I'm trapped inside a memory Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be Because baby I'm not where I'm meant to be, be, be, be, be
6.
Well my friends yeah they warned me ‘bout this growing complication And your tendencies that lean towards all this changing rearranging I said I was ready really could it really be that bad But I didn't understand the consequences Your timing was the worst of it to add to all my stress Can't you realize that I'm just trying to get some rest If it's time for moving on can't you wait a little bit Cause my grip is slipping from the cliff I'm hanging on Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Wait until the sun comes out Well I'm hoping you'll remember me and all the things we've done The places that we conquered and the battles that we won And when you're walking by your mirror you don't stop to say hello Cause I've always told you not to talk to strangers Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Wait until the sun comes out Well the cars roll by the 49, out the windshield Tells me it's a busy day and how I'm supposed to feel About the changing times as the road goes ever on And I'm just trying to get back up on to my feet again So thank you for your little tap that pushed me off the edge As if I wasn't dealing with the thoughts running through my head Yeah, you that knew I was vulnerable, my shield was on the ground But you took my heart and broke it open anyways Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Wait until the sun comes out Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Wait until the sun comes out Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Darlin’, please don't leave me now Wait until the sun comes out
7.
You took him for granted But he didn’t care Some nights you’d leave him When he needed you there So he chose to go dear But you didn’t know How much it’d hurt you, watching him go He lurks in the shadows Just outside your view You can’t seem to shake him Whatever you do And he makes you feel lonely When you’re not alone You got the blues, he ain’t coming home It sure hurts your ego You must feel regret You lost the one thing The best lover you ever met If only you knew that When he was around But you blew that one chance now he’s out of town He lurks in the shadows Just outside your view You can’t seem to shake him Whatever you do And he makes you feel lonely When you’re not alone You got the blues, he ain’t coming home You still keep his picture ‘Cause you can’t forget While you sit alone He’s moved on with it You thought you had everything In the palm of the hand But he slipped away and you can’t find a man He lurks in the shadows Just outside of view You can’t seem to shake him Whatever you do And he makes you feel lonely When you’re not alone You got the blues, he ain’t coming home You got the blues, he ain’t coming home You got the blues, And he ain’t coming home
8.
I’m on the right track To going off the rails It seems like everything I do is sure to fail So I’m dusting off my back To maybe get my life on track On the right track, to going off the rails Well the factory it’s a-wearing out my hands Don’t make a lot but I’m doing the best I can So I’m a-gonna roll up my sleeves Maybe make enough to leave Well the factory it’s a-wearing out my hands Well this bed I lay in’s only built for one And I sit here and I think of what I’ve done Well I haven’t done a lot But I’ sure as hell gave it a shot Well this bed I lay in’s only built for one I’m on the right track To going off the rails It seems like everything I do is sure to fail So I’m dusting off my back To maybe get my life on track On the right track, to going off the rails Well the ups and downs don’t mean a lot to me Cause I’ve been so low that I can barely breathe And there’s nothing they could say That’ll make me want to stay Well the ups and downs don’t mean a lot to me Well life is gone as soon as it ignites And this lack of pay, it makes us so uptight But the Taxman I don’t mind if the Reaper's short behind Well life is gone as soon as it ignites I’m on the right track To going off the rails It seems like everything I do is sure to fail So I’m dusting off my back To maybe get my life on track On the right track, to going off the rails I’m on the right track, to going off the rails I’m on the right track, to going off the rails
9.
My mind faded into blackness For just a moment I was gone When I awoke from my traveler’s sleep I knew there’s something going on The room was steel with no windows As I emerged from a trance My legs were weak my mind was empty And my gait a drunken dance My mind drifts like the ocean And I start thinking about my love I feel like I said goodbye yesterday But yesterday was in another life I can’t remember what I told her I can’t remember what I said And so i thought about reality To get her thought out of my head I left it all behind Something I’ll never find Now that life’s a one way track I’ll be never coming back The endless stars beyond the windows A void that seems to pull you in The endless road of possibilities How could anyone begin again Because I’d take that chance I’d throw my life on the line Without knowing where I’m going Without knowing what I’ll find I left it all behind Something I’ll never find Now that life’s a one way track I’ll be never coming back I made my way to the cockpit So many noises flashing lights The powers is on reserve, please return back to earth And I know the voice was right And so I looked over the records To see just how far I’ve flown and I got knocked off course 20 years ago And I ain’t ever coming home I left it all behind Something I’ll never find Yeah, I left it all behind Something I’ll never find Now that life’s a one way track I’ll be never coming back
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11.
Better Day 03:00
Don’t try to row my sailboat You know the wind’s gonna blow Take us away to a better world To see a better show And all the blues that we had before will all get blown away So don’t try to row my sailboat And we’ll see a better day We can wait a little longer No need to push us off course Pretty soon we’ll hear, “land ahoy” And march ahead with full force And just the chance to be with you is good enough to stay We can wait a little longer We’ll see a better day We can share the world like a meal And hang a hammock on the stars Just give it time and we’ll be able Just give it time it’ll be ours Just don’t look down dear Just don’t blow away Just cause you can see it all around here Doesn’t mean it’s the right way If we’re ever gonna get there Well I don’t know I only care about the highways Only care about the roads And the seat in the car on my right side filled with you someday If we’re ever gonna get there we’ll see a better day If we’re ever gonna get there we’ll see a better day If we’re ever gonna get there we’ll see a better day
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released January 22, 2021

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Kyle Ledson Camptonville, California

I was lucky to grow up going to bluegrass music festivals. I started playing music at age 3 so I feel the music is in my blood..

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