Lake Superior Blues
from Salt and the Sea (Live from Dorchester) EP by Alex Mason
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lyrics
they say the cure for anything
is the sea, salt water, or tears
but I've only felt the sting
they say that time heals everything
but it always leaves a scar
like a cold cup coffee ring, ring
so I set out on the lake
tried to cast out
my past mistakes
but they'll come back,
just you wait
you're all washed up, thought I heard 'em say
and if I ever get out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working on the lake superior blues
so I made that journey back
took that map,
folded it in half
and all those outlines, traced in black
well they looked like lungs
or a photograph
and if I ever make it out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working out the lake superior blues
don't try to walk on water babe,
you've gotta swim- just move those legs
and I won't be no shipwrecked bay
i'm just the wind- getting carried away
and if I ever make it out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working on the lake superior blues
is the sea, salt water, or tears
but I've only felt the sting
they say that time heals everything
but it always leaves a scar
like a cold cup coffee ring, ring
so I set out on the lake
tried to cast out
my past mistakes
but they'll come back,
just you wait
you're all washed up, thought I heard 'em say
and if I ever get out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working on the lake superior blues
so I made that journey back
took that map,
folded it in half
and all those outlines, traced in black
well they looked like lungs
or a photograph
and if I ever make it out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working out the lake superior blues
don't try to walk on water babe,
you've gotta swim- just move those legs
and I won't be no shipwrecked bay
i'm just the wind- getting carried away
and if I ever make it out of this country's interior
i guess I'll still be working on the lake superior blues
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from Salt and the Sea (Live from Dorchester) EP,
released August 11, 2018
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