Name: Happiness Is Seeing Mitchell, Indiana In My Rearview Mirror, Pt. 2
Duration: P00H03M55S
Description: This is a sequel to a song I originally wrote in high school. Mitchell, Indiana is actually a lovely little town in Southern Indiana. Though neighboring Salem is even lovelier. The first verse (which is also repeated as a last verse) is pulled word for word from the old song. The rest is all new, as is the music.

Happiness Is Seeing Mitchell, Indiana In My Rearview Mirror, Pt. 2

from Kentuckiana Demos by Constant Reader

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This is a sequel to a song I originally wrote in high school. Mitchell, Indiana is actually a lovely little town in Southern Indiana. Though neighboring Salem is even lovelier. The first verse (which is also repeated as a last verse) is pulled word for word from the old song. The rest is all new, as is the music.

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Step outside, lovely car
I have to travel very far
It's too early, you're a whore
And I don't think I can take this anymore

Ten years on and I've forgotten everything about you
I've moved on and on and I am living here without you
And I heard you got married, had a baby or two
Or maybe that just seems like what you might do
You haven't crossed my mind now in so long
Fumbled through old notebooks and I stumbled on this song

Screen door slams, empty town
One stoplight, nobody's around
Morning breeze and day's not dawned
I look behind me, it's all gone

Ten years on and I've forgotten everything about you
I've moved on and on and I am living here without you
And I heard you got married, had a baby or two
Or maybe that just seems like what you might do
You haven't crossed my mind now in so long
Fumbled through old notebooks and I stumbled on this song

I used to say
Happiness is seeing
Mitchell, Indiana
In my rearview mirror
But you know that that's not true
Happiness is the life I found without you

Step outside, lovely car
I have to travel very far
It's too early, you're a whore
And I don't think I can take this anymore

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from Kentuckiana Demos, released May 9, 2013
Words and music by Anthony Bowman

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