Harold MIke Sizemore

Lyrics

In the Wasteland

Words & Music by Harold Mike Sizemore
Key: Em – Minor Folk / Protest Style

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Verse 1

Smoke on the skyline, the air’s tasting mean,
Ash on the windshield, ghosts on the screen.
We scroll through the fire, pretend it’s far away,
Here in the wasteland, it’s just another day.

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Chorus

You can write the story
But you can’t write the truth
It’s the one we’re living
With our head in a noose

You don’t have to say nothing
No one’s listening anyway
At least not here in the wasteland

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Verse 2

The river’s black, the fields are dry,
The vultures come by to see who’s died.
The radio’s broken, and so is the news,
Here in the wasteland, there’s nothing left to lose.

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Chorus

You can write the story
But you can’t write the truth
It’s the one we’re living
With our head in a noose

You don’t have to say nothing
No one’s listening anyway
At least not here in the wasteland

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Bridge

If there’s a heaven, it’s out of reach,
Buried somewhere beneath these dirty streets.
If you want redemption, you’ll have to wait in line,
’Cause there’s no mercy, and truth is a crime.

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Final Chorus

You can write the story
But you can’t write the truth
It’s the one we’re living
With our head in a noose

You don’t have to say nothing
No one’s listening anyway
At least not here in the wasteland