Chasing Coasters

from As Surely As The Sun Will Rise by David Mnemo

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I worked the pedal with the knowledge that I wouldn't sleep
I put my ankles in the river where the water's deep
With algebra teachers drunk on the knowledge
That they can send their kids to college
A practice that they'll soon abolish

I cast a line into the wind and buried it in her cheek
And on the way to the emergency room I couldn't speak
We know the folks on the board by their screen names
We know cities in Spain by their team names
But you can't judge someone by the thrills they seek

And while I think of you the years keep rolling by
Like a dandelion petal floating up beyond the sky
I spent my life just chasing coasters for a chance to roam
And I'm glad you waited while I finally found my way back home

We threw a party without knowing that it couldn't end
Cooler's still sitting in the backyard up against the fence
You try to make sense of it all on a Monday
Movie night with a handful of friends
But Jar Jar Binks still haunts me in my sleep

You have to fill the tank as surely as the sun will rise
Caught up in the middle of cults slinging burgers and fries
Just chasing rollercoasters looking for a chance to roam
And I'm glad you waited while I finally found my way back home
I spent my life just chasing coasters for a chance to roam
And I'm glad you waited while I finally found my way back home

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from As Surely As The Sun Will Rise, released June 29, 2019

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