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Artist: Leaving Austin
Canonical path: /leaving-austin/not-the-you-i-know
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Not The You I Know
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Not The You I Know
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Midnight driving down a back road
Moonlight guiding your way home
Quarter of a tank, cops on the way
Whiskey talking in your left ear, bottles of beer on the right
Swerving down the road, nowhere to go
Are you better off now
Drinking away tomorrow
Or were you better off when she was there
No one to call, nobody knows
Side of the road, all alone
This is not the you I know
You know who to call, know where to go
Finding your home in letting go
This is not the you I know
She can't sleep without your arm there
Tries to pretend like she don't care
And when your song plays, she prays that you're safe
Flashing lights in your rearview
When you look back, she's staring at you
Thought you were free, now you hope it's a dream
Are you better off now
Drinking away tomorrow
Or were you better off when she was there
No one to call, nobody knows
Side of the road, all alone
This is not the you I know
You know who to call, know where to go
Finding your home in letting go
This is not the you I know
No one to call, nobody knows
Side of the road, all alone
This is not the you I know
No one to call, nobody knows
Side of the road, all alone
This is not the you I know
You know who to call, know where to go
Finding your home in letting go
This is not the you I know
You know who to call, know where to go
Finding your home in letting go
This is not the you I know
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