When you run, you run as fast as they come
when you talk, you describe the highest mountains and the deepest sea
there aint no valley sweet enough
when you hold on to hope, you cross your fingers and you crush your thumbs
there aint nothing in this whole world that can’t be done
There was never freedom enough for you, no there was never freedom enough for you, inside this Damn Old World
When you hide, oh then you’re nowhere to be found
you can be gone for days on end
and when we ride along, there aint no highway long enough
every direction, every single road you claim to know
There was never freedom enough for you, no there was never freedom enough for you, inside this damn old world
When you hurt, it’s like a damnation at spring,
every cause is your concern
oh, and I watched you fall, you go all the way down, deep, deep underground
I could never bring the sky to you, some days I wish that I could
There was never freedom enough for you, no there was never freedom enough for you, inside this damn old world
inside this damn old world
Words & Music by Jonas Carping
credits
from Cocktails & Gasoline,
track released September 10, 2015
The Band
Jonas Carping - Vocals, Guitar
Martin Karlsson - Bass
Micke Petersson - Lead Guitar
Johan Norlund - Drums
Words & Music by Jonas Carping
Produced by Martin Karlsson
Mastered by Björn Engelmann of Cutting Room Studios
Coverart & Photo by Hicke Jakobsen
Damn Old World was recorded at Sörby Tall, Byhem Lövestad and in Stockholm.
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