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The Ambler Station

by Nicholas Lurwick

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1.
A Chance I Missed 06:51
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My resoled boots are clicking and clacking Down a brick city street A guitar and rolling suitcase in hand A wheel crackles and squeaks The older woman like to eye me up Ask me what I like to do I don’t tell them that I don’t have the money They roll their eyes when I disappoint them It’s something I’m used to I’m heading back to a borrowed truck That I wish I owned Mine broke down on a highway Somewhere near New Mexico I wait to start up the engine I sit in silence for a bit I can’t help this lonely tear from falling I like to think through all these moments If There’s a chance I missed I picked you up from a coffee house To take you back to a dog They gave her up despite her old age But you looked past her flaws You stole money from the petty cash But you returned it that week Just so you could give her a new life I was hoping If I was patient And she’d be ours eventually The radio never receives a station Once I hit the back roads A disembodied voice in the static helps keep me composed I slow down to a stop sign I roll down the window I look up at the stars and feel the heat grow I wouldn’t mind if this lasted forever I don’t look I just go
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A Wild Flower Dream 06:40
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A wild flower bloomed in my back yard A tear ran down it’s eye and turned into a Star I’m dreaming again cause I started laughing when I saw you standing there Mickey Mouse hanging from a barbed wire noose Two trains pulling me apart from their caboose It turned into a nightmare cause I'm still laughing and I found out you're not here A wild distorted scream came screeching from the basement An old lady popped out of the darkness smiled and put me in a blanket Told me she was my mommy I let her hold me in her arms some reason I believed her I was visiting an ancient forest with wild old wizardly elf Her name was Kimiko the slut and told me I had special place hell I didn’t mind the idea I don't feel like I belong in heaven and I wanted to see what it was like down there eyes were blinking in the bushes as fireflies exploded in the sky The pathway I was walking stretched out and turned bone dry I fell between cracks I scraped both of my knees I never felt more lonely As I was falling into an endless pit with the wind blowing back my hair I seen a white dot grow larger and larger I finally woke up in my chair I didn’t recognize place Because I didn’t live in the city And you were laying there
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The Coffee Song (awake) 06:04
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I’m drinking black coffee to a clock ticking away my thoughts are thinking of everything I should say Ran out of cream and sugar all I had was water And the left over used grounds from yesterday (refrain) The conversation that we had was short and sweet It made this drink a little less bitter You go to the people you least expect when your down but that don’t make you a quitter If you are tired don’t hesitate I’ll pour you a cup to keep you awake It’s hard to have everything perfect in your life You can never get the balance or mixture quite right I’ve been going a while now accepting how dark it got out I think I’ve changed but it’s grown on me somehow there's no reason to stress on those hard days You can add what you want though I prefer the rough taste Nothing like having the warmth of old flame near by But it’s not so bad enjoying it in these cold times
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The Ambler Station 05:03
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Meet me at the ambler station Where we could sit down and talk sweet No worries I got it all covered I’ve been working 3 days a week I pawned off my old guitar amp I got rid of a vintage cymbal But I would never tell you that I’d rather keep it civil The dance we are doing is healthy for how prudish your wallflower weeps Your roots are nestled in a corner I want them growing wild and free The sun silhouetted the factory tower The sky was at first dull and grey The ghosts of the blue collar workers Smiled When The fog cleared away In the mist rose a shimmering hope Along with the late August heat You could see the leather tanner and sheriff Stare as our hands started to reach What does it take to make a moment Are we photographed by the sky What will it take to wake this boring town And warm the cold wind that just blew by I swore I heard the rhythm of a heart beat A possible tremor rattling my feet Maybe I’m losing myself to some delusion A wisp vanishing in the street One cricket was all that it took To get them singing in unison Using the town clock as a metronome We knew our time was closing in You have to catch the train back in an hour We sit on the bench and wait I lost the receipt to get back The instruments I traded away
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The Snakes New Crying Child 05:08
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Listen to the ships blow their dirty horn The sound of the ocean breeze is all I need The ache in my hands predicted this work when I was born The broken tune of my life chipped away with the reed with the reed Somewhere I see a clean life pass this trash I was gullible and fell into your lap My gloves were worn down my knuckles turned to sand The callus blinded me and the money was all I could stand all I could stand Ravaged in the belly by the serpent of love The dust in my hand was the snake’s new crying child I held it in my arms but I gave him up The burden that I bare is too young and too wild and too wild The ocean is polluted with the clouds in my head I see now that I rose when I should have died instead I still hear the bass pounding sax from below I rest in the cage that I’m trapped in and I let it all go let it all go
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Please, Don't Worry About Me 03:10
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Please Don’t worry about me having the time of my life I still see you in the corner waiting I will get to you eventually There's something i can't shake away it's holding my foot at the gate I don't know which road i'm taking but honestly I'm not thinking about where it will lead me You know you had me before any of this happened to me I really want to see you again but it's hard to say if what we had would last I'm saying goodbye to passing friends I want to make it simple and fast Each time I take a step back a picture never comes into view no matter how hard I focus on it I can't seem to bring myself to you you know you had me before any of this happened to me
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The Ballad of Donald Roberts & The Banker of Manayunk 08:08
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Donald Roberts fell by the shots of a city banker And knelt down on his knees in the pouring rain of Manayunk Couldn’t go any further after Donald Roberts loved His three children and his mother His wife died on the road and with time he lost that load That came with the death of his lover Roberts got in deep with the man down the street He told him he was official made him feel special And asked him to do these deeds His mother sang a tune to his kids as they slept Not knowing where it came from The children always guessed He put on his coat and left his home Roberts killed a man that he trailed all night Through the steep hills of the streets down the alley ways and paths that have been beat And choked him with a fight Roberts came home to the kids that have just woken He tells them that he loves them and they won’t have to worry about nothing There’s no place that they won’t be going Roberts road into town to buy his kids new bags When he saw the brother of the man he killed with his own hand And froze as 6 shots rang
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How to Disappoint Yourself 06:39
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If you want to understand how the world works All you have to do is break your heart You'll never be part of something larger so why'd you go looking ahead that far Dream a little bigger every now and then fill yourself with expectations Dream a little bigger than you did before disappoint yourself If you’d like to be with someone you love Express it with every trope you have But don’t go forcing them to give it in return They’ll run away quicker then when your eyes first laid a glance Dream a little bigger every now and then fill yourself with expectations dream a little bigger than you did before disappoint yourself don't worry you will forget about her this feeling comes and goes there's nothing worse than knowing when you hug me you don't need me you're in my thoughts if you really feel lonely without her and she still hasn't told you the reason why would someone who loved you make you feel this way and leave you when you need her by your side dream a little bigger every now and then fill yourself with expectations dream a little bigger than you did before go at it again dream a little bigger every now and then fill yourself with expectations dream a little bigger than you did before disappoint yourself

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released March 23, 2019

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Nicholas Lurwick Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nicholas Lurwick, the alt-country troubadour hailing from Delco, PA, delivers a captivating blend of timeless country melodies infused with modern lyrical depth. With influences spanning from old-timey honky-tonk to hard-driving rock and cosmic country vibes, Lurwick crafts an expansive musical journey that resonates with authenticity and soul. ... more

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