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Wrong Turn to Tupelo

from Listen to the Blood by THE KERNAL

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lyrics

I was heading down to Alabama to see a friend
I was thinkin’ bout all that was and not all that is
I was making pretty good time
Thought I’d stop and cop a cup of joe
When I saw the roadside sign saying welcome to Tupelo

I hit a little bump of speed and hit a speed bump on the Trace They only let you run 55 inside that place
Where the long, clear tail of a golden mare whips sunlight side to side Red-tail hawk squawking high atop a yellow pine

Came up on a spot where a hundred trees were down
A storm came through, I heard em talking bout that in town
About a daddy battening down the hatches but the Natchez hatched another plan
Death, oh death, why can you tell it better than I can

I saw the burying grounds of an early tribe of rambling man
Now that’s the kind of freedom I don’t guess I’ll ever understand Everybody around here knows a lady with that native look to her eye Every time she sees you, man she leaves you something good behind

I pulled off for a spot of 87 down around Cherokee
An old man buying noon booze took a long look at me
I kicked a kid sock by the dumpster, the Norfolk Southern sang a baritone German Shepherd running like water down an access road

I took a left on Alabama and all the rest were right
I pulled my hair flat-back in the mirror till it looked alright
I opened up the front door, he said, “You’re a little bit late, ya know,”
I said I know well I took a wrong turn down to Tupelo

credits

from Listen to the Blood, released December 14, 2021
Lead Vocals: Kern
Nylon String: Kern
Flatwound Guitar: Cheyenne Medders
Telecaster Guitar: Cotton Clifton
Bass: Jerry Bernhardt
Drums/Percussion: Dominic Billett
Piano: Jerry Bernhardt
Keys: Ben Tanner
High Strung Guitar: Cheyenne Medders
12-string Guitar: Cheyenne Medders

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