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When you were a young kid

Trying to make your way

They knew where they could find you

By the interstate

Under an overpass

You’d sit and wait

But the world moved on

Didn’t they

Your only possessions

In a garbage bag

Something new disappeared with

Every new day

One shirt on your back

They wouldn’t dare take

Somebody tried to once

But you were still awake

That’s why they say

Some people

You just can’t save

When you turned 18

They asked “where will you stay?”

You’d been kicked out before

But never that way

Already in college

Cause you’d skipped a grade

To the welfare office/lineup

It’s all the same

That’s why they say

Some people

You just can’t save

Some people

Just take and take

Now this is your corner

It’s where you stay

No one knows where to find you

They can’t take that away

Cops tell you to move

About once a day

Underneath their breath

You can hear them say

Some people

You just can’t save

Some people

You just can’t save

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from There Is Only Right Now Deluxe Digital, track released September 3, 2021

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Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid played her first show at 14 years old and released her first album at 20. She has gone on to release more than 12 albums and has worked with music greats like Garth Hudson (the Band/Bob Dylan), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and Atom Willard (Alkaline Trio). Her songs have appeared in A&E’s Biography, America’s Got Talent and American Idol. ... more

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