Name: One-blink Town
Duration: P00H03M07S
Description: I wrote this song as an homage to those towns that a person hits when thru-hiking a long-distance trail that really turn you into hiker trash. I also want to send some love to all of this year's prospective hiker trash that had to postpone a dream. My heart goes out to you.

One-blink Town

by J.W. Morris

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I wrote this song as an homage to those towns that a person hits when thru-hiking a long-distance trail that really turn you into hiker trash. I also want to send some love to all of this year's prospective hiker trash that had to postpone a dream. My heart goes out to you.

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I strolled to the road dusty and tired
But my hitch to town gave me something, got me wired
And I'm up
In a one-blink town

Came off the trail for a resupply
Now I'm sittin' on a curb alone, gettin' high
Doesn't even matter I'm in plain sight, right downtown
I'm not worried 'cause there's not another soul around
Nowhere to go, and no one I know to be found

Could use a trail angel, trail magic, or a friendly face
But have you ever seen such a disgrace!?

Need enough food for three days of trail
But the store shelves look like a rummage sale
And I'm down
In a one-blink town
It's a race just to get a taste of the here and now

Pilfered through the hiker box for food to pack
Unknown mixes in Ziploc bags
Is what's around
in this one-blink town

Guess I'll take my chances, need to make it work somehow
I need to ditch, catch a hitch, and cover some ground

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released May 12, 2020

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J.W. Morris Denver, Colorado

Welcome to my BandCamp! If you're interested in me, I'm interested in you. I don't have a hometown, or a street I grew up on. I was born in Chicago, grew up throughout the Deep South, joined the Navy at seventeen, serving 2 stints, and have done a bit of drifting ever since. This is a collection of some of my self-produced, homespun, original music. Thanks for stopping by! ... more

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