Jason Isbell
"Stopping By"
Driving to a baseball game, on a Friday afternoon
Harder than hell in Atlanta, Georgetown
Guess it's been 15 years since I came through here
Probably should have called to warn you
But I'm stopping by, I'm stopping by, yeah
How did your life turned out? Do you ever thing back
Teenage girl in … noon …
Ever tell your folks the truth, … might been the last to do
It would have been a shame we …
Now I'm stopping by, I'm stopping by, yeah
Think the best of me still standing in the doorway
Counting cards and counting days and counting years
I could say to make go through … like a hard way
It might have been … here
Looking through a picture book, this one I think my mama took
You couldn't have been much over 20
Your shirt was in your cut off jeans and a lot of …
Probably asked where you got the money
Picture on another page, you recognized mile of aged
I've been along for quite a while
Trying to get them axe to burn… turn
I still have difficulty smiling
But I'm stopping, I'm stopping by, yeah
Think the best of me still standing in the doorway
Whatever's left … sound of 85
Passing … on vacation into your …
It looks so … right,
But I'm stopping by, yeah.