Whitman (Long After You're Gone)

by Ram Vela

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When we started out, did you think we’d last this long?
Or the words on this sheet of paper would turn into a song?
But the stereo still works in your garage,
where you played that “rock ‘n’ roll” just because

Can you see the last ten years when you shut your eyes?
Growing up to be a man and start a new life
A new chapter in this unsolved mystery,
where the pages stick together and the words start to bleed
Start to fade away

And the song goes on and on and on and on
The song goes on long after you’re dead and you’re gone
When you love something so much, it never loved you back
And you’re praying to a skyline to give you a chance (just give us a chance)

Did you wake up smiling from a fantasy?
Or did you wake up screaming from a terrible dream?
Where the van explodes on a desolate highway,
While you take a piss and the sunshine burns your face

And the song goes on and on and on and on
The song goes on long after you’re dead and you’re gone
When you want something so bad, you forget how it tastes
And disappointment carries you to the grave (to the grave)

And as you’re traveling ‘round the world and moving on
Think of “Dead Dog Days” of summer and victory songs
And as your keyboard collects dust on rainy days,
We might not be together but the song still plays

And the song goes on and on and on and on
The song goes on long after you’re dead and you’re gone
When you love something so much, it never loved you back
And you’re praying to a skyline to give you a chance (just give us a chance)
Just give us a chance
The song goes on and on and on and on
The song goes on long after you’re dead and you’re gone.

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released April 4, 2016
Written by Ram Vela
Produced by Joseph Milligan & Ram Vela
Recorded by Joseph Milligan at Orb Studios Austin, TX & Suedehead Austin, TX

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