Labor Day (The 405 Freeway)

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"Labor Day (The 405 Freeway)"
Tales from the Grid
« of the Dry and Blue Left Coast »

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It's been 3 years since we parted ways
I miss her like California misses the rain
I'm all alone in my car and it's Labor Day
But they're aligned against me
The traffic is gonna prevent me again this time

I gotta get up and go!
It's Labor Day!

Waiting for her
To come back around
Is like being in traffic all the time

It's like I spent my entire life on the freeway
LA to San Juan Capistrano is a long way
I'm falling down at the stand still
It seems
We'll be apart into perpetuity
It never felt so right
For me to be this wrong
I knew I wasn't gonna make it all along

I gotta get up and go!
It's Labor Day!

And waiting for her
To come back around
Is like being in traffic all the time

I feel like I'm looking forward to something that will never happen
But I belabored the point
It won't happen again

I feel like I'm looking forward to something that will never happen
I won't mention it again

It's Labor Day but I'm
Stuck in traffic on the 405 freeway
It never felt so right
For me to be this wrong
I knew I wasn't gonna make it all along....

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from « of the Dry and Blue Coast », released March 3, 2020
Written by Kellen McGuire
Recorded by Kellen McGuire and Brian Manchen

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Tales from the Grid Los Angeles, California

Tales from the Grid was founded in 2011 by Kellen McGuire. The band consists of Kellen McGuire on vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass, and some keys; Katie Templeton on guitar; Brian Manchen on drums, accordion, and keys. Tales from the Grid is from Los Angeles. ... more

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