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Solid Ground EP

by Ruby Ross

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1.
I haven't changed my sheets in weeks I don't want to wash them 'Cause they're the last thing left That has your scent And there's an extra toothbrush In the clear glass on the counter But I don't throw it out yet Though the bristles are all bent There are memories that play out At the corner of my eyes Are you the lamppost on the corner? Or in traffic cop disguise? I pretend you walk beside me Down the streets that we traversed Yeah I could be feeling better But I could be feeling worse 'Cause you are gone But I won't move on I'm still holding on To any little thread I can wrap Around my finger Want you back I wished you'd linger But you left But I'm not letting go yet I still expect to see you When I pass by your apartment My brain just doesn't get that You're not there Oh you're the great Houdini With your handcuffs and straight jacket And while I was distracted You up and disappeared Now I'm picking up the pieces Of a lie that we both shared I pretended you weren't leaving You pretended that you cared And I know that I have lost you But I won't admit defeat Yeah this chapter may have ended But the book is not complete 'Cause you are gone But I won't move on I'm still holding on To any little thread I can wrap Around my finger Want you back I wished you'd linger But you left But I'm not letting go yet I don't want to give up and just Join the ranks of The Forgotten I don't want to be Just another girl on your list In your history of lost romances Mysteries and passionate dances Sorry, but you took your chances When you kissed me back And I don't want to be upset Or live a life of deep regret But I enjoyed the time we spent And I don't want to forget So I'm not letting go yet There's no point in rolling over On a sleepy Sunday morning 'Cause I won't have your arms To wrap around me But without you there's no impetus To get up and get started 'Cause where would I be going When you're where I want to be So I'll lie listless under dirty sheets Stare out at that glass I'll listen to the silence And the seconds as they pass I wonder if I'll ever see you Well if Destiny is mean I'll still see you in my memories And we'll visit in my dreams 'Cause you are gone But I won't move on I'm still holding on To any little thread I can wrap Around my finger Want you back I wished you'd linger But you left But I'm not letting go yet
2.
2,226 Miles 05:19
I know by the book you're off limits I know I should leave you alone but I can't 'Cause you make me glow like the sunrise But you never knew, you never knew And now you're 2,226 miles away But who's counting And now you've given up the sunrise For the stars on Sunset Blvd. I wanted to visit Los Angeles I wanted to walk in the Hollywood Hills I wanted to talk until morning But you never knew, you never knew And now you're 2,226 miles away But who's counting And now you've given up the sunrise For the stars on Sunset Blvd. So I'll bite my tongue And I'll wish you well And I'll keep my secrets Oh I'll never tell And I'll send my love Wherever you go And I'll wait alone 'Cause you never did know That I wanted to call you my lover I wanted to kiss you from dusk until dawn I wanted to lie naked before you But you never knew, you never knew And now you're 2,226 miles away But who's counting And now you've given up the sunrise For the stars on Sunset Blvd. I wanted to tell you, "I love you" I know it sounds crazy but my heart won't shut up I wanted to talk of forever But you never knew, you never knew And now you're 2,226 miles away But who's counting And now you've given up the sunrise For the stars on Sunset Blvd. So I'll bite my tongue And I'll wish you well And I'll keep my secrets Oh I'll never tell And I'll send my love Wherever you go And I'll be alone 'Cause you never did know But I'm giving up, I am going Across the Pacific, the other side of the world [different from sung lyric] And maybe my heart will shut up and shut down But you'll never know 'cause you don't be around 'Cause now I'm 6,724 miles away And I'm counting On distance and passage of time To make you forget how I wished you were mine 'Cause I know by the book you're off limits I know I should leave you alone but I can't 'Cause you make glow like the sunrise And you never knew, you never knew
3.
Sittin' by the side of the road She's listenin' to her mother's words echo in her ear 21 and now she's out on her own She's whistlin' like her brother Used to, to calm her fears How much longer will the money last? How much longer til she has to turn around? How much longer til she stands on solid ground? Sittin' by the side of the road She's thinkin' of her father And how she had to split A pack of cigarettes, a bottle of rum And then he'd start to bother And he never was one to quit How much longer til the hurting heals? How much longer til she ever trusts a man? How much longer til she learns to take a stand? Sittin' by the side of the road She's strummin' her old Martin And hummin' a little tune She sighs And bites her lip to keep from startin' To cry, hopes a car stops soon How much longer can she keep this up? How much longer til she gets to where she's bound? How much longer til she stands on solid ground?
4.
Simpletown 04:35
Oh I'm from counting cars of the railway trains And the few that make their way down the main street We like to wave, my friends and I As they go slowly rumbling by And make a tally of the ones that wave back But now the cars are SUVs The drivers don't see us as they stop at the T Small-town life is quickly getting faster Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town It's been over a year since I heard that lilting tune That the old white ice cream truck used to play The new kids don't know what they miss No sticky wrapper in a grubby fist No barefoot sprint down to hot summer pavement And the shops that lined the main street have come and gone To be replaced by restaurants all chic and trendy The wooden plaques with painted vines Have been replaced by neon signs We're wiping out our history getting hip Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town Library built out of the old railway station Where freight trains used to stop, their cars laden with apples and peaches Put your ear against the rail You can hear the whistle of the ghost trains still wail Feel them rumble down the track But you know they can't bring Simpletown back We do our best to try to hold on to our rural past But Suburbia, it elbows its way through Developments are moving in Three-story houses where the trees had been The road names reminisce to fallen giants And with development comes change A drive-by shooting at the new cafe And arson and murder followed after Where is the town with the light-hearted laughter? Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town Where is Simpletown? Just looking for a simple town Bring me back to Simpletown
5.
It's late at night but I can't sleep Thoughts keep running through my head While I lie here in my bed Tossing and turning I never seem to sleep at night But always wander through my mind Following my fleeting thoughts, Worries and yearnings Ya da da da da... Listen to the wind as it circles the moon Dancing 'cross the sky and among the stars Tentatively whispering the secrets of life The night is ours Gaze into the shadow of a quiet wood Watch the fireflies as they flit out of sight Trace the fragile lines of a spider's web Follow the night Ya da da da da... I writhe around and start to sweat Tangled in the twisted sheet As I try to fall asleep To no avail And as I lie here breathing deep The wind comes whispering through the screen Telling me of what it's seen Follow the trail Ya da da da da... Wander past the willow and the winding stream Cross the open meadow in the stars' pale light Dart into the shadow of a hidden cave Follow the night Climb up on the mountain in between the stars Feel the silent power of the waning moon Let the dark enfold you while the wind starts to sing The night's soft tune Ya da da da da...

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released October 15, 2013

Ruby Ross: Vocals / Guitar
Jess Eliot Myhre: Backing Vocals / Ukulele / Clarinet / Melodica
Letitia VanSant: Backing Vocals
Chris Ousley: Banjo
Cooper Schulte: Mandolin

All songs written and produced by Ruby Ross, BMI.

Recorded at Baltimore Basement Washboard Studio.
Mixed by Michael Winter.
Mastered by James Plotkin.
Cover photos by Jess Eliot Myhre.

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