Chidinma Onyenwe

The most remarkable thing about coming home to youIs the feeling of being in motion again It’s the most extraordinary feeling in the whole worldI’ve got two big handsAnd a heart pumping bloodAnd a 1967 Colt .45With a busted safety catch The world shinesAs I cross the Macon county lineGoing to Georgia The most remarkable … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Going To Georgia (originally by The Mountain Goats) lyrics

I woke up to shorebirdsI must be close to the seaI walked through the parking lot;Felt the pavement burning my bare feetI stumbled out eastward;Pushed my way through the reedsI woke up to shorebirdsI dreamed about drowning at sea I’m staring out at nothingCarolina coastI’ll wade through the shallowsIt feels like I’m chasing your ghostAnd … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Caroline Coast (lyrics)

When I met you we were youngAnd like gasoline to matchesWaking up drunkSleeping through your early classesI grew up and grew dullAnd you say you wished I hadn’tWell I’m drunk againAnd you’re guilty like you’re Irish catholic But you ain’t no saintAnd I ain’t one eitherGuess that’s why I’m lying here Cause I knowThat I’m … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – You Ain’t No Saint (lyrics)

I’m starting to believe that there’s a god and he hates meI’m starting to believe that my mom lied about grace and divinityAnd it hurts like a sunburnWakes me up from a deep sleep I parked on the street out in front of St. Mary’sI watched people leave, from the mass in the eveningWith my … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Get Me Out Of Here Alive (lyrics)

People are starting to tear down their Christmas lightsIt never got cold here but they know that the season’s diedAnd I’ve been sleeping in a motel off 95I don’t really mind it muchThe clerk at the desk is niceWell, he pours me a coffee and asks me if it’s been a long night Well, I … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – The Thunderbird Inn (lyrics)

Hey, Dianne, could you pick up the phone?Oh, I know that you’re listeningBaby, I know that you’re homeAnd I know where I went wrongDon’t you leave me aloneCould you pick up the phone? Oh, I’m lost at a truck stop somewhere in the SouthI don’t know where I’m going, but I’m figuring it outLocked myself … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Divorce And The American South (lyrics)

I’m stuck on a memory of you dancingIn a backyard in North JerseyYou’re holding sparklers and silhouettedBy the porch lights on a summer eveningSo while I’m pulling my gloves off with my teethIt occurred to me you used to be happy I curse the dashboard heatIt’s fucking freezingAsleep in the backseat, oh, god, I’m shakingI’m … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Runnin’ Scared (lyrics)

I got sick of the silenceI got tired of the darkI was sleeping in late, I was wasting away, I was dying in small partsSo I lit up a smoke andTook a walk through the parkThe dead leaves scrape concrete making it sound like you’re next to me, arm in armI was putting holes in … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – St. Joe Keeps Us Safe (lyrics)

Hey, Holy Ghost, why’d you leave me? Where’d you go?I know we ain’t spoke in so long, but I gotta know if I’m aloneIf I start drinking, I’m gonna be the town drunkYou always said I should lighten up, I’m gonna lighten upI’m gonna lighten up So long. Yeah, I’m sorry that I wasn’t who … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties Lyrics (lyrics)

I pictured our apartmentIn the middle of BrooklynI pictured the bedroomAnd how the floor’s still a messWell, I pictured your office in mid-town ManhattanI pictured you walking in, I bet you’re late againBut your make-up’s straight, and you’re smilingIt’s just like it’s always been I had lunch with your sisterAnd she told me it’s overThat … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Our Apartment (lyrics)