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The Pardon

by Wyatt Espalin

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Michael Streeter I haven’t bought from Bandcamp long. This is like my second cd. I am looking for anything I can get from this talented artist!
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    Includes digital pre-order of The Pardon. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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1.
The Pardon & The Key
2.
Burning Man
3.
Ocoee
4.
Hit The Ground
5.
After You 04:16
AFTER YOU (October 2009) written by Wyatt Espalin & Cobi Ferguson YOU MAKE THE LIQUOR BURN A LITTLE MORE LEAVING ME ASHES ON THE FLOOR WHAT ELSE ARE YOU WAITING FOR YOU ALREADY FOUND ME, BABY, HANGING FROM YOUR RAFTERS CAN'T BREAK THE SPELL THAT YOU HAVE ON ME I GUESS I'LL GO QUIETLY WHEN YOU TRY AND WAKE ME FROM THAT DEEP SLEEP I'LL BE FINDING OUT WHAT COMES AFTER YOU ALL THE PROGRESS I ERASED CHASING AFTER YOU ALL I WANTED WAS JUST A LITTLE GRACE I'LL NEVER GET THAT FROM YOU HOW WILL I FIND SOMEONE TO FILL THIS SPACE WHO WILL COME TO ME AFTER YOU SPENT ALL YEAR TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT I NEVER MEANT FOR US TO FIGHT WE BOTH WENT INTO THAT NIGHT GUNS 'A BLAZING YOU'RE CRYING KILLED THE LAUGHTER NOW THESE DAYS ARE GONNA HAUNT ME ALL OF THESE RAZORS HERE TO TAUNT ME I COULD STAY, BUT YOU DON'T WANT ME SO I'LL SHOWER AND SHAVE, BABY START A NEW LIFE AFTER YOU LIVING WITH YOU WAS LIKE SUICIDE I'M GLAD I FINALLY GOT OFF OF THAT RIDE YOU HAD ME SHAKING LIKE THAT LONELY BULLET IN YOUR GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO PULL THE TRIGGER WHAT ELSE IS THERE LEFT TO DO HONEY, I'LL PULL THE TRIGGER I WILL, AFTER YOU ©2013 AUNT DANOLA MUSIC (BMI)
6.
The Burden
7.
ELLOW CORDUROYS (2/8/12) written by Wyatt Espalin I CAN SEE MY HEART IT'S PEEKING OUT THE POCKET OF HER YELLOW CORDUROYS THAT I BOUGHT HER FOR HER BIRTHDAY SHE TOLD ME FROM THE START THAT SHE TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND THAT ALL THE OTHER BOYS FINALLY SAID SHE WASN'T WORTH IT BUT I HAVE SEEN HER EYES AND I THINK SHE CAN GIVE MORE THAN SHE WANTS TO TAKE BUT I COULD BE MISTAKEN STILL I WILL HOLD MY BREATH, HOLD IT RIGHT BEHIND THESE RIBS THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THE HOLE SHE CARVED WHILE I AWAKENED BABY, BABY WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT SHE SAID, 'I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN SEE IT'S WORKING OUT' BABY, BABY WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT 'WE'LL SEE,' AND THEN SHE TURNED AWAY AND WALKED INTO THE HURRICANE NOW I'M AT THE STORE PUSHING ON A SHOPPING CART OVER BY THE ICE CREAM TRYING TO FREEZE THE TIME SHE COMES THROUGH THE DOOR BLOWING IN FROM THE PARKING LOT SAID SHE COULDN'T REST, ALWAYS HAD ME ON HER MIND SO I TOOK HER HOME AND COMBED OUT HER HAIR FROM ALL THE TREES AND LEAVES SHE HIT WHILE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR I BATHED HER IN THE MORNING SCRUBBING ON HER BACK SHE ASKED IF I WOULD SING SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE HAPPIER BABY, BABY WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT SHE SAID, 'I DON'T KNOW BUT CAN'T YOU SEE IT WORKING OUT' BABY, BABY WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT 'WE'LL SEE,' AND THEN SHE TURNED AROUND AND JUMPED ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACKS ALL THE STRAINED NECKS FROM ALL THE PASSERS-BY WHO CAUGHT THE TRAIN WRECK WITH THEIR JUDGE-MENTAL EYES SHOOK THEIR HEADS IN SHAME AND SAID SHE DON'T DESERVE THAT SHE'S THE ONE TO BLAME, I SHOULD KICK HER TO THE CURB BUT MY BABY'S BROKEN, GOTTA PUT HER BACK TOGETHER AND THROW ALL THOSE PIECES OUT THAT DON'T WANT TO STICK AROUND I'LL LEAVE HER HEART OPEN, HOPE IT STAYS LIKE THAT FOREVER AND GIVE HER ONE MORE REASON TO NEVER LET ME DOWN BABY, BABY ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT SHE SAID, 'I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S WORKING OUT' BABY, BABY ARE YOU GONNA LOVE ME LIKE THAT 'WE'LL SEE', BUT FIRST I HAVE TO GO AND FIND ALL MY MISSING PIECES ©2013 AUNT DANOLA MUSIC (BMI)
8.
Won't Be Long
9.
Light Coming Through
10.
Nowhere

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releases April 2, 2013

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Wyatt Espalin Hiawassee, Georgia

With the Ocoee River in East Tennessee as the backdrop, Wyatt Espalin’s debut album, The Pardon was born. After years of writing and touring with the acclaimed Americana duo Trees Leave, it was time for Wyatt to explore a more personal level of songwriting. The Pardon provides ten glimpses into breakups, burdens, colorful britches, and the light on the other side of it all. ... more

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