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I've been thinking bout Chicago today
And the middle class street that you called home
And of city lights and our sleepless nights
And the places that we'd hoped to be

Cuz your hair was tangled by the wind and the waves
And my brain was dizzy on my dreams
Dreams of happiness and a little house
All our domestic fantasies

That your feet had stumbled on the cracks in the road
While I ran much too far ahead
Into dead end streets with their hollow beats
And the good life I could never reach

And I'm sure that I fell
Asleep behind the wheel again
Cuz no matter how hard
I tried I could not shake that feeling

I was a king on fire
With everything I want but could never seize

I could not be the only one
I could not be the only one
To stake all on a dream

I don't want to walk backwards
I don't want to walk backwards
I don't want to walk backwards
I don't want to walk backwards

I could not even imagine
The best things that I could imagine
Were better that I had imagined
Better than I had imagined
(Better than I had imagined)

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from Paint a Little Tree (album), released April 9, 2021
Phillip Campbell

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The Portingales Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Portingales are an indie rock band out of southeastern Michigan. Combining stylistic elements as diverse as 1960's British rock, folk, and grunge, the melodic tunes of The Portingales strive to capture both the energy and melancholy of life's most meaningful experiences. ... more

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