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Tumbleweed

by Joseph Wayne Miller

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1.
The sound of you banging down the hall Woke me up and now I can’t get back to sleep You act like your father, coming home After midnight. I don’t like the way this feels There’s worlds in this house that each of us Has created and they hardly overlap Ten years together and I feel Like a stranger, like I’m standing at the door I’m not confident anymore And that makes you afraid How long should I wait for the truth? I wish I was wrong I recall last December when you swore It was nothing and I’m sure you meant it, too But now all you do is look away When she’s talking like it makes you feel guilty I’m not confident anymore And that makes you afraid How long should I wait for the truth? I wish I was wrong This all is getting old And I feel abused What now do you suppose? What should I do?
2.
Spacey 02:51
There’s alotta space between My thoughts and Anything you hear me say I never feel like I can get My head straight Till I finally walk away I can’t complain But I don’t know It’s getting loud in my head All confused I’m keeping up You know I’m trying my best Don’t let me get down Don't let me get down Sunlight bouncing off of cars In traffic I don’t know which way to turn I wish that I could draw a line Take action Well, I guess I never learned I can’t complain But I don’t know It’s getting loud in my head All confused I’m keeping up You know I’m trying my best Don’t let me get down Don't let me get down Night comes too late Don’t know what to do If I could just fall asleep Maybe I’d get the hang of this But I can’t stop all the noise Blue light window All that I can see I can’t complain But I don’t know It’s getting loud in my head All confused I’m keeping up You know I’m trying my best Don’t let me get down Don't let me get down
3.
Walkin round in a circle Got nowhere to be Take a look in the windows Well, what do you see? It’s getting loud in my head But that’s okay I’m feeling alright We could stay here all day And I wouldn’t mind I don’t need much to be amused It’s anything you wanna do Sunlight for days I feel I’m exactly where I belong Believe me, I can’t stand for anything less Than wasting all my time away It’s easy now You know we’re both getting older Well everyone is But I’ve been feeling it lately More than I ever did Back when I was alone I guess you’ve changed My perception of time And now I feel like a slave To all I love So I’m gonna keep it close to me Until our bodies rest in peace Sunlight for days I feel I’m exactly where I belong Believe me, I can’t stand for anything less Than wasting all my time away It’s easy now And I could lose this in a flash But I don't I like talking like that Sunlight for days I feel I’m exactly where I belong Believe me, I can’t stand for anything less Than wasting all my time away It’s easy now
4.
I just want you to be happy, my friend I just want you to be happy, my friend I've heard this story, know the gory Truth of it Don't know what else I can say There’s no more magic, something happened I don't know Someday maybe I'll relax In my daydreams, I'm as light as the wind In my daydreams, I'm as light as the wind I've heard this story, know the gory Truth of it Don't know what else I can say There’s no more magic, something happened I don't know Someday maybe I'll relax Sometimes I still see it there At the end of the house Cold night fog, psychopathic stare Sometimes I just fool myself I just want you to be happy, for real I just want you To be happy, for real I've heard this story, know the gory Truth of it Don't know what else I can say There’s no more magic, something happened I don't know Someday maybe I'll relax
5.
Tumbleweed 02:37
Out of town, out of sight I guess we’re doing fine But I don’t have much patience anymore Cigarettes in coffee cups Just roll the windows down And tell me everything that’s on your mind The highway’s bright and clean The day is moving on And this ain’t what it seems, not at all Summertime, sleepy eyes I'm looking through the glass Convince yourself of anything you want Tumbleweed, it’s all okay Just turn the music down And tell me everything that’s on your mind The highway’s bright and clean The day is moving on And this ain’t what it seems, not at all The night is dark and mean The highway’s moving on And this ain’t what it seems, not at all
6.
Holly 03:24
Holly came by to say hello Holly came by to say goodbye It’s been raining now for days And it’s been weeks since I've gone out Sends her regards, at least she tries Said that she's sorry you aren't here Got a new man, he seems alright Said that the kids are doing well Everything's changed But all of it looks exactly the same, babe Tell me what is happening here Just tell me what is happening here Wind blowing through the window screen And I cannot place this memory Smells like the summer finally broke It makes me happy, makes me cry Everything's changed But all of it looks exactly the same, babe Tell me what is happening here Just tell me what is happening here I can hear your voice Sunlight everywhere Young and eager to See what we can do Sometimes I feel like I'm a ghost Some days I never leave the bed Holding my phone above my eyes Trying to occupy my mind Everything's changed But all of it looks exactly the same, babe Tell me what is happening here Just tell me what is happening here
7.
Ped Xing 02:32
Bright yellow day Watching people walking By on a dirty street Can't settle down Gotta get my head straight My thoughts run away from me Loud all the time Everything's in motion But all I wanna do is sleep “What's wrong with you? You should lighten up some” “I’m sorry but I have to leave” Help me out What's going down? Is this the way I'm supposed to feel? Hot afternoon See my shadow stretching Out cross the dull concrete Make up your mind I can’t make up my mind There's somewhere that I have to be Help me out What's going down? Is this the way I'm supposed to feel? Everybody's always going some place But I don’t care Everybody’s got something to say Help me out What's going down? Is this the way I'm supposed to feel?
8.
Kathy 03:15
Somewhere in the parking lot Of a strip mall in the ‘burbs Kathy sits alone in the back of her car She's had a long day and She just wants to find a little time To watch all the shows that she missed from last week Well, I don't guess it's easier now Are you feeling kind of old? Thinking that you never grew up Well, no one ever does It passed you by and now you just Try to settle down Her husband comes home after dark After watching the ballgame Just drinking beer in his chair, falls asleep A pretty good insurance salesman And he drives a big ole truck He don’t mind the voices inside of his head Well, I don't guess it's easier now Are you feeling kind of old? Thinking that you never grew up Well, no one ever does It passed you by and now you just Try to settle down Sitting on the the porch out front Kathy’s far away from here Smoking cigarettes and playing solitaire The weather’s being easy now And the night is cool and nice The sound of a breeze blowing leaves ‘cross the yard Well, I don't guess it's easier now Are you feeling kind of old? Thinking that you never grew up Well, no one ever does It passed you by and now you just Try to settle down
9.
Can't Tell 02:57
Hanging out By myself Nothing’s wrong I can’t tell I just want outta this game I just want outta this game Waking up Late for school Make the grade Play it cool Then one day you can learn Then one day you can learn I tried my best to sing But I guess I’m wrong No one ever seems to listen Unless you wanna talk Teevee screen Same old news Everyone’s dressed in suits Words come outta their face Words come outta their face Late for work I don’t care Dirty shirt Messy hair I just want outta this game I just want outta the game I tried my best to sing But I guess I’m wrong No one ever seems to listen Unless you wanna talk I tried my best to stay But I guess I’ll walk No one ever seems to listen Unless you wanna talk
10.
Traffic Jam 01:52
Running around Just so I can exist I can’t remember when I ever asked for this Traffic jam Inside my head It’s too loud outside Don’t know what you said And it’s a shame Don’t know what I'm doing It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame Don't know what I'm doing There’s no time to think And no time to love No time to do anything But push and shove Eye on the prize Till the day you die Till there's nothing left Of your little life And that's a shame Don't know what I'm doing It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame Don't know what I'm doing Maybe I might have missed the point Does one of us have to be wrong? And that's a shame Don't know what I'm doing It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame Don't know what I'm doing
11.
Dark room daydream And a stumble Walking down the hall And I don't deserve All that I have learned There's crows in the yard And a mirror Shining on the wall My reflection is all That I understand about myself It seems I've destroyed all that you Thought that I was Truly wanna change though we know That we'll never But, in my defence, I have tried A suitable lie And a bottle My prescription padded room You don't know how We came to this But now and again I'll remember Your picturesque mornings When things seemed to fit Like we hoped they always would work out It seems I've destroyed all that you Thought that I was Truly wanna change though we know That we'll never But, in my defence, I have tried In my defence I love you

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released August 17, 2018

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JWM is a Folk & Rock Singer-Songwriter from Dallas, Texas.

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