Michael James Shannon is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer from Texas who began his professional music career in Texas then migrated to the Tempe/Phoenix m
Warren wrote today in a postcard from a casino by the bay
He decided yesterday his last year of college could wait
So he sharpened his skills and gave up Chapel Hill
But he only found cocaine
Run away just as far as you can be
You’re still miles away from free
Turn away from the one you used to be
You’re still miles away from free
I know you’re looking for a place to call you own
But can you find your way back home
Karen called today from a truck stop somewhere out west
She said she wasn’t raised to settle for second best
She traded Green Bay for the lights of LA
But she never passed the test
Philip phoned today from an airport in Pittsburg PA
He said he gave it all but he could not stand Phoenix that way
So last but not least he’s headed northeast
And who knows if he’ll stay
Run away just as far as you can be
You’re still miles away from free
Turn away from the one you used to be
You’re still miles away from free
I know you’re dying for a life to call your own
But can you find your way back home
