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For the few that saw this artist in Indiana, moved to middlinglyl-nowhere Kansas, forgot about many things, and then discovered this track a year after it released, it really hits different, in a very good way.
It’s a house of cards I’ve been living in
Gotta leave before the wind picks up
It’s no big deal to begin again
When the hardest part is the settlin’ down, the digging in
You’ll never have to see yourself
If you’re looking down the road
It’s 70 degrees in Wichita
No one there would know
Look around here can’t you see
That I can’t finish a single thing, it’s my way
And I’ve got the feeling I’m gonna leave
This all worse off than before I came
Am I just running
Or am I the hurricane
It’s 70 degrees in Wichita
No one there knows my name
It’s a house of cards I’ve been living in
Gotta leave before the wind picks up
Am I just running
Or am I the hurricane
It’s 70 degrees in Wichita
No one there knows my name
credits
released April 5, 2022
Written by Laura K. Balke
Laura K. Balke: vocals, guitar, mandolin, keys
Jon Autry: drums, bass, percussion
Recorded and mixed by Jon Autry at the John Booker House
This is the record that introduced me to Jon Autry, who produced and engineered Rumors & Legends. Jon is one of those rare artists who can make an amazing record entirely by himself. Laura K. Balke
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