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Doesn’t matter if it’s real or not
It isn’t wise to make it stop
It’s used to getting only what it wants
And we’re in no shape to be fought
It has no mercy with wings it’s got
A shadow longer than you could’ve thought
It’s not in any mood to talk
Has me cornered and it has you caught
Out walking the city in your boots in the rain
I‘ve been here sitting down looking out into the waves
I’m indifferent now to any other pain
I hear the ocean when I wanna to hear trains
I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
I wanna change horses I wanna switch lanes
In the morning a fool is quick to pretend
This night too does not begin
With a shot glass coming up again
Elbows down to the bitter end
You’re in the bar light with your smoke rings
And a stranger who’s leaning in
I’m hoping to blackout and land
Long before you’re more than friends
I’m being handled like a pistol and a boy who plays
While lost in the saddle two thousand miles out of range
I’m not listening but it’s calling out my name
I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains
I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
I wanna change horses I wanna switch lanes
I’m in the desert now with this flag being raised
This is surrender and these are the cruelest of days
I’m not working with a net below I pay
I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains
I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
supported by 123 fans who also own “I Hear The Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains)”
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
supported by 119 fans who also own “I Hear The Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains)”
Just a warm, easy listen. The love for the songs is apparent. Takes me back to days spent working on my car in the driveway in SoCal. Hope they do another one cause I'm gonna wear this on out. Aloha beauishere
supported by 117 fans who also own “I Hear The Ocean (When I Wanna Hear Trains)”
Wonderful... some of Hiatt's best songs are here. I've been a fan since Riding with the King. This is gloriously played, too. What a band. anthonytoner
Philadelphia-based Labrador make unfussy and empathetic alt-country meant to sincerely bolster the downcast in times of strife. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2023
Proceeds from this live Pinegrove album, recorded during their last tour, will go to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 23, 2017