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Kingston NY

from Tired of Trying by Joe Holt

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lyrics

Get me out of this shithole
Break me out my shell
The express train from Brooklyn
My personal hell
There’s a girl selling meth here
twenty bucks for a bump
Walking home from the station
Someone's taking a dump

It’s not that it’s gross
Don’t confuse what I mean
it’s that it’s someone’s best option that makes me want to scream
The snow’s gently falling
I can see my breath
I’m gonna buy myself sushi
while someone freezes to death

We’re saving up for a house
close to Kingston NY
Somewhere right by the woods
where I can go for a walk
Where I’ll never be lonely
and I’ll never be lost
Where I’ll live out my years
unaware of the cost

Away from the sirens and screams
Away from the person I’ve been
Get the waders and rod and go stand in a stream
Kingston’s only a dream
The winters are grey and the summers are green
but Kingston’s only a dream

If I could fly
or rinse out my eyes
Would the memories die?

Away from the sirens and screams
Away from the person I’ve been
When you walk down the street you don’t need to look mean
Kingston’s only a dream
The baristas don’t judge you and the sidewalks are clean
but Kingston’s only a dream

Away from the sirens and screams
Away from the person I’ve been
I’m chasing a future that I’ve never seen
Kingston’s only a dream
I can run all I want but the problem is me
Kingston’s only a dream


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from Tired of Trying, released May 27, 2022

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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