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Independence City Limit

from For Everyone (Especially You) by John Louis

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Independence city limits
Passing through for just a minute
Long enough to see your house
And remember why you're not in it

Drive too fast on the dirt roads
Pay no mind to signs or potholes
Truck coming from the south
Police report says it never even slowed

I never heard your dad laugh again
Stayed drunk almost to the end
The life he got
Not the life that should have been

I see ghosts in your front yard
Your mom looks good, she didn’t live so hard
Kids in a game of wiffle ball
You me and her are playing cards

I heard she went around the bend
That your sisters were raised by her friends
The life they got
Not the life that should have been

Remember we’d go down to the river
Wonder why we never jumped in
Was it too fast, too deep, too dark
Did we know how to swim?

Black top ends, turns to gravel
Phone lines strung with fishing tackle
It’s quiet now on the bridge
A good place to unravel

Wrote letters never sent
Vowed to visit never went
The life we got
Not the life that should have been

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from For Everyone (Especially You), released January 22, 2024

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John Louis Minneapolis, Minnesota

John Louis crafts heartworn country folk songs. John’s songs have garnered attention and awards from prestigious songwriting showcases including the Kerrville New Folk competition, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase, and the Great River Folk Fest songwriter contest.

“John Louis is a good man writing great music up in Minneapolis.” Jon Dee Graham
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