Calling Branches Home (1)

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If Gomer lived today

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[Genre: country blues, female vocalist, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, slow tempo, emotional, raw, redemptive]
[Verse 1]
I had a man who loved me and three kids at home
A life that should've been enough
But something in me always wanted more
I blamed him for the restless stuff
So I left Josh standing in the doorway
Kids still sleeping in their beds
Chased a feeling down a dead-end road
Believing all the lies it said
[Chorus]
How do you love what let you down?
How do you not walk away?
I left him bleeding on the ground
And he came for me anyway
[Verse 2]
The men who promised more gave less
Every arm I ran to let me fall
I traded in a home for motel rooms
And wound up with nothing at all
The last one dumped me in Madisonville
Dropped my stuff in a bag at the door
Drove off without a word or a wave
Just another man who wanted more
[Chorus]
How do you love what let you down?
How do you not walk away?
I left him bleeding on the ground
And he came for me anyway
[Verse 3]
I was pounding whiskey like the world would end
Adding to a tab I'd never pay
Figured when they closed I'd be in handcuffs
Didn't really care either way
Then the door swung open and there he stood
I couldn't even lift my head
He didn't say a word, just paid the man
Grabbed my bag and said
"Truck's outside—gonna need a ride?"
[Chorus]
How do you love what let you down?
How do you not walk away?
I left him bleeding on the ground
And he came for me anyway
[Verse 4]
He drove us to the ridge above the river
Where we'd gone when we were young
We watched the kingfishers dive for their dinner
And I waited for the words to come
The anger and the questions I deserved
The list of all I'd done
But he loved me like I'd done no wrong
Like I'd never been the one who'd run
[Chorus]
How do you love what let you down?
How do you not walk away?
I left him bleeding on the ground
And he came for me anyway
[Outro]
[slower, quieter]
I still don't understand a love like that
Guess I never will
But there we were above that river
And there he is beside me still
[End]

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