Fire Line Road-James Mcmurtry

[ti:Fire Line Road] [ar:James Mcmurtry] [al:Just Us Kids] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fire Line Road - James Mcmurtry [00:07.43]My name is Alice Walker [00:09.83]They never told me why [00:11.58]I'm not named for anybody [00:13.69]It's a name out of the sky [00:15.33]They thought it was pretty I guess [00:17.78]Way back when [00:19.59]I'll change it some day [00:21.63]I like to pretend I'm Just a visitor here [00:25.24]Like on one of those shows [00:27.30]In a house full of people I don't hardly know [00:30.91]But we'll all get to go home in a week or so [00:34.48] [00:35.17]Back to real life [00:37.39] [00:43.10]And I'm picking up the carpet [00:44.85]In the corner where I crash [00:47.21]I'm too tired to separate the pennies from the trash [00:51.28]And I don't guess it matters even why Jesus died [00:55.74]I can tell you about sins [00:58.07] [00:59.12]They got this duplex up on Fire Line Road [01:03.33]It's way out from town [01:04.93]So the rent's pretty low [01:07.25]Not much more than a cinder block cell [01:10.45]Just like the one next door [01:13.11]And the next one as well [01:14.89]And the bus don't run out here [01:16.89]But three times a day [01:19.11]The 7 11 it's a full mile away [01:22.79]And there's a car in the yard [01:24.99]Mostly rust and dents [01:27.02]We moved here in it [01:28.77]But it hasn't run since [01:30.74] [01:32.01]Forget my name [01:34.12]Can you forget my face [01:38.05] [01:39.62]Gonna lose myself in some finer place [01:46.05] [01:48.05]Finer Places where I'll go [01:53.87] [01:55.63]I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road [02:01.93] [02:07.90]And there's a pile of daddy's [02:09.29]Quick picks scattered on the floor [02:11.65]Among the half empty bottles [02:14.21]That chair against the door [02:15.52]In case he comes home drinkin' [02:18.04]With lovin' on his mind [02:19.76]I'd never let it happen [02:21.72]But that don't stop him tryin' [02:23.97]My sister weren't so lucky [02:25.96]He got to her too soon [02:27.87]She never saw it coming [02:29.75]He knew just what to do [02:31.38]To keep her silent [02:32.97]I swear to god I'll kill him if I can [02:35.73]He said she made him do it [02:37.65]After all he's just a man [02:40.12] [02:44.69]Forget my name can you forget my face [02:50.83] [02:52.39]Gonna lose myself in some finer place [02:58.86] [03:00.67]Finer places where I'll go [03:06.57] [03:08.02]And I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road [03:14.23]One two three four [03:17.09] [03:53.61]Now she snorts that crank [03:55.79]And stares at the phone [03:57.36]She ain't big as a minute [03:59.50]Just skin on bone [04:01.61]She bites her nails right down to the quick [04:05.21]And they've taken her babies [04:07.58]And they won't give them back [04:09.50]And I know she loves them [04:11.48]And god knows she tries [04:13.33]But when you're that far down [04:15.13]You're just going to get high [04:17.21]It's like eating or breathing to the rest of us [04:21.02]She can't even feel bad without the stuff [04:24.73] [04:30.34]Forget my name can you forget my face [04:36.36] [04:37.79]Gonna lose myself in some finer place [04:44.15] [04:46.05]Finer places where I'll go [04:51.89] [04:53.49]I'll leave no trace out on Fire Line Road [04:59.76] [05:06.02]My name is Alice Walker [05:08.32]They never told me why