3rd Place | “Settlin’ Down”

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June 4, 2015 10:28 am

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3rd Place
“Settlin’ Down”
Thomas Gardner Jr.
Los Angeles, California

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A suit and tie never suits my time
Wages and raises are cages for the mind
Comfort mutes the soul’s dying sound
And I’m not the kind to be settlin down

Leavin’ my town was so hard to do
‘cause everyone is raised with cement in their shoes
I hammered and I chiseled and I shimmied out
‘cause I’m not the kind to be settlin’ down

I’ll be fine, I’ll be alright
Just give me somewhere to sleep tonight
I’ll be fine, I’ll be alright
Just give me somewhere to leave tonight

I met a girl and she soon would preach
Her left ring finger was as bare as a beach
When she cut me a key, that’s when I left town
‘cause I’m not the kind to be settlin down

Another set of streets, the same fate would beckon
It was love at first sight so I left before the second
Her laugh was blue, and her eyes were loud
‘cause I’m not the kind to be settlin down

I’ll be fine, I’ll be alright
Just give me somewhere to sleep tonight
I’ll be fine, I’ll be alright
Just give me somewhere to leave tonight
I’ll be fine, I’ll be alright
Just give me somewhere to sleep tonight
I’ll be fine I’ll be alright
Just give me someone to leave tonight

When I die, I only ask ya please
Spread my ashes on the seven seas
I can’t spend forever six feet underground
‘cause I’m not the kind to be settlin down