The Prettiest Place

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i'm painting faces at the zoo
i'm singing sorry baby
i'm painting faces at the zoo
singing goodbye baby
i'm playing softball on the zoo crue
and i'm yelling i'm sorry from the outfield
i'm painting faces at the zoo
singing sorry baby

she's yelling "shut up holly" to that little chihuahua
she's yelling "shut up holly"
she don't sound friendly at all
she's yelling "in or out holly? I'm gonna leave you out there"
and then she says so sweetly
"now... come on lil mama"

goodbye albuquerque just for a little while
goodbye LA just for a little while
goodbye to my own little hotel room down at 5th and iron
it's not that i don't love you
i just love the road more

the prettiest place i'd seen
i was alone in it
the prettiest place i'd seen
i was alone in it
all the places i'd been
thinking of you in 'em
the prettiest place i'd seen
i was alone in it

well they'll kick you outta mittens just for singing and playing
and they'll kick you outta casey's just for singing and playing
but down at wall drug
one by one they come out saying
"could you play that one again
about the mother praying?"

the grasslands are beautiful
til you get stuck in 'em
the grasslands are beautiful
til you get stuck in 'em

and i ain't one for leaving til you tell me i can't

the grasslands are beautiful
but they're neverending

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from The Prettiest Place, released November 15, 2020

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