When You Left Me In Albuquerque

from Elvis Has A Son by Ben Mitchell

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When You Left Me In Albuquerque
by Ben Mitchell

When I met you in Melbourne
My heart began to sing
Right there and then I'll say
We’d started something

I put all my chips on Route 66
Changed all my plans to take you by the hand
On the road

When you left me in Albuquerque I went on alone
Not knowing where the road would take me
Or where my heart would roam

It was heavy with the weight of all that I’d done wrong
I knew you could not take one more wrong turn on
The road

The highway’s not the same anymore
Now I don’t have you to adore
I can’t pretend to even care
For the sunshine and wind in my hair

When you came back in Memphis I could breathe again
All my good intentions had counted for something
In the Jungle Room where tourists love to come
I made you a promise yet unbroken
On the road

The highway’s not the same anymore
Now I have you to adore
I can’t pretend I don’t care
For the sunshine and wind in my hair
When you left me in Albuquerque I went on alone

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from Elvis Has A Son, released June 26, 2022

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Ben Mitchell Byron Bay, Australia

Thanks for dropping by. Ben Mitchell is my name, writing songs, singing and playing is my game. Country, blues, alt-country, folk, Australiana, and indie pop. My NEW album, 'Free Country' is out NOW. Maybe it's time for a new genre 'Australiana Americana'? ... more

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