The Ballad of Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2

from Nonesuch River by Chico States

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Rollin' through Sonora, Rosa, with you in my head
to lay atop the Spanish moss, my cheek on your breast again
the boy you fell in love with, he ain't 'round no more
he's dead on the edge of some dry riverbed

And the stray dogs on the highway, they all know what I'd like
to count sundowns and daybreaks, walking towards the fading light

The little girl behind me tells her mother she sees the moon
cut from dry paper in the sky
lo' pollos, and dogs in the dark brown dirt
her baby brother kicks my seat and cries

Her collar stiff against her neck, Rosa tied her coat
Chico laid his denim down, a blanket on the stone
Chico dreamt of her warm brown kiss while Mississippi fog drifted south
Rosa pulled her collar tight, November snow fallin' down

The train rolls through the ghosts and shotgun shacks while Bozo Texino smiles on
Me and Johnny, well, we watch it pass
While you're sprawled in the sunlight on the lawn

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from Nonesuch River, released June 27, 2020

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