I put on a mask and robbed a bank
With the money I bought you a ring
We found a little place to rent on the south of town
And I laid low until the spring
When the flowers began to bloom and show
Signs of life like they had before
I took an entry-level government job
And I kept my eyes to the floor
You knew I held some darkness
You never asked what it was or why
Just kept that feeling buried deep in your gut
So that I didn’t have to lie
We scraped by through six summers and falls
But when they raised the rent
Two weeks before Christmas came
And a month after your mom’s accident
And then the drugstore test read long pink line
Well I knew I’d have to make my stand
Because I know what I am and what I am not
I’m taking one last shot with these crooked hands
And I’m telling you now because I want you to know
In case this doesn’t go as it should
I’m the same man I was all of those years ago
Who risked it all to give you all that I could
The slashing roots rock on “Out On the Line” always makes its way to the kind of triumphant chorus that quickens the pulse. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2023