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uneven sidewalks
bad shocks
and park blocks
orange colored leaves
as the river extends
vanishing skyline
a city that's not mine
too polite and pretend
a friend of a friend
thinking of road trips
of moments just like this
the car crash
the sirens
the streetlights
the first kiss
what if my foot slips?
the pedals and my grip
and steering can't prevent
and encounter with a cliff
my tires swerve and stun
my nerves and memories run
like eggs undercooked
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Morning Moon
03:40
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by the misty morning moon I see your breath
travel in the dull penumbra
I wait for you to wonder out loud
if you can't wait to see me again tonight
by the misty many shaking blades of grass
and the winds that comb through the shadows
I wait for you to wonder out loud
if you can't wait to see me again tonight
wet socks, wet feet sweaters damp and dirty jeans
in the middle of a soccer field falling asleep
and watching the city stars
but they're never as bright as they were just last night
the morning bell and color guard routine
sweeps aside the misty morning
I wait for you to wonder out loud
if that flag will really be burning if it hits the ground
oh my summer skin, oh my sweet july
how I never knew all of my songs would lead to you
the celebration rockets shooting off
on this anniversary of independence
I wait for you to whisper in my ear
are we independent now, or what is it that keeps you here?
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Slow Learner
04:06
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I probably should go to sleep and let these eyelids close
I suppose it's all I ever need
but I watch another hour go by
and its just my guitar and I
trying to write a perfect lullaby
oh momma, oh papa, oh sister, oh brother
how has it been so long?
I'm always thinking of leaving and it's making me crazy
but I don't know anybody here
it's just my guitar and I
trying to write a perfect lullaby
I slip into the kitchen and I rummage through the drawers
potato chips, old birthday cake, a box of wine
flipping through a book or two I've meant to read since last June
I've got another I should be starting soon
oh joshua, oh vincent, oh randy, oh aaron
how has it been so long?
go away bad dreams, not tonight
go away bad dreams, not tonight
I probably should go to sleep and get a couple hours
this guitar won't even stay in tune anymore
but I watch another hour slip by
it's just my guitar and I
trying to write a perfect lullaby
it's just my guitar and I trying to write a perfect lullaby
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July
03:39
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goodbye my darling affectionate friends
I can't go with you so i'll sit here and wave
and let us part clumsy newspaper boat
the clamoring current sends you out to report
but you don't see what I see
you don't need what I need
but you come lay down next to me
goodbye my lovely desirable dreams
I've been good to you so now be there for me
and let us part simply without any review
your words wild in water and blur the point but I've tried
to see what you see
to need what you need
but you come lay down next to me
goodbye my sweetheart of impossible odds
you've been elusive no matter what i've thought
keeping you close has been no mistake
but folding you up and watching you break and bend
has shown me a trend that you're so much more than
just a means to an end
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Redwood Skyline
04:00
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up above the burning sun the darkness waits for you
collecting the recorded thought and keeping it for no further use
memory is no remedy but an exercise in captivity
up above the burning sun the darkness waits for me
singing my oh my my my my, my my my my my
how good it feels, to be alive
rainy mornings after holed up in a little neighborhood cafe
dirty floors and creaky doors underscores the melancholy day
love is another crossword puzzle written in a secret alphabet
in walks your rosetta stone who understands your secret dialect
it don't last long it don't last long
so don't be sorry, don't be sorry
and like a ghost, it will pass through and it will leave you
I was laid out underneath a glow-in-the-dark sticker sky
when an earthquake shook the city shaking out every last light
when the fit had past I ran outside and looked, happy to be free
up above the silent trees I see the moon and wonder does it see me?
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Foothills
02:39
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stole a page out of the atlas in your den
marked a route, random in blue-ink ball point pen
you and me, albuquerque
will keep the winters from ruining your car
head out towards the clear, southern hemisphere
until we reach the coast
past the sands, the cities and second-hand antiques
weeks pass on, better to go then get cold feet
don't be shy, the california sky
won't fall if we change our course
turn and chase the dawn, while we whisper on
about what we miss the most
you were born at exactly the right time
born to change these static ways of mine
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Chris Koza Minneapolis, Minnesota
Both solo and with his band Rogue Valley, Chris Koza has supported and shared the stage with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, The Jayhawks, Neko Case, Kathleen Edwards, Dan Wilson, Stephen Kellogg, This is the Kit, and Tift Merritt, among others. His song (Rogue Valley) The Wolves and the Ravens was featured in Ben Stiller’s film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. ... more
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