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Dirty Little Empire

from Dirty Little Empire by Scott E. Wells

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A love song to my favorite dive bar.

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Broken down and old,
Seeking shelter from the cold,
She welcomes me with a half burnt neon smile;

Only stopping in,
'Fore I hit the road again,
But something about her makes me stay awhile;

Tryin' to walk away
Is like trippin' when I try to cross a highwire,
My heart keeps telling me to stay in her dirty little Empire;

Been here before,
Watching others stumble through her door,
We share a smile 'cause we just can't say goodbye;

When I come inside,
She patches up my pride,
And when I'm low, Lord, she gets me high;

If I tried to slip away
I know it'd feel like walking through barbwire,
So instead I stay right here in her dirty little Empire;

I wear out my welcome, like a hundred nights before
But we both know that soon enough I'll be darkening her door;

Like the moth and the flame
I can't aim for anything but her warm fire,
So I find myself circlin' back to her dirty little Empire;

I'll be staying here tonight,
I don't have the strength to fight against her gyre,
I just can't keep myself away from her dirty little Empire.

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from Dirty Little Empire, track released May 27, 2016
Music/Lyrics by Scott Wells

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Scott E. Wells Fargo, North Dakota

Scott's lyrics are heavily influenced by the story tellers his Dad listened to on their many road trips to their favorite fishing destinations. Scott currently resides and records in Fargo, North Dakota.

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