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Checked Out

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Checked Out
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I put my hopes on a plate at the windowpane. Made the bed up nice. Felt the sun set down on my face and decided I could leave it right. I've got nothing else left to sell, still, the Jones say I owe them more. Jumped a train around Lake Michigan looking for somewhere to score. Felt a tear run down my face when I whispered to the wind, "Goodbye." The train pointed back to Minneapolis. Guess I could give her a try. My family's concerned I've been gone too long. Something's not right. If this doesn't work out, 'think I'll find myself a red-eyed flight.
(little truths:)
1. Every train track's got a bouncer.
2. Every hitchhike, there's a statesman with a gun.
3. I'm tired of looking over my shoulder.
When the hues start to change, I think I'll shave my beard. I think I'll change my name. I'm "Checked Out." There's nowhere left to fall. Cashed checks. Checked out. Didn't change my address. Closed my bank account. Wished Mike well. Then, he hugged my and cried. I guess there's shoes to fill. Left ______ ___ her keys and a letter in her Schoolcraft (MI) P.O. Box. Wrote a clincher poem to myself. Got sad, "So I tore it up" (see: Mark Twain). A million times I said I'd go on. Now, all that's left is to go on.

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from Initial, released July 19, 2012

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