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Counting the Cars

from Hold the Line by Hardened and Tempered

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I was born and I’ll die, sentenced to life. I’ll do as much time as I can. A cage painted white holds as much hope as a wedding dress wrapped in barbed wire. If I free my mind, I’d thumb a ride with each car that comes into view. Imagine a road that goes anywhere! And I just wanna go home. An hour every day, every day of the week, rain, shine, or Texarkana heat. My time is told watching the road, counting the cars go by. I wake up and eat, work, and then sleep, and suffer the space in between. I may dare to dream, but nothing good grows in a garden of steel and concrete. No letters, no calls, no one at all since mama must’ve passed away. If only I knew that restless and bored weren’t the worst things a kid can go through. An hour every day, every day of the week, rain, shine, or Texarkana heat. My time is told watching the road, counting the cars go by. Sometimes I pray I’m treated the same as an old pair of leather boots. ‘Cause even a shoe gets a new sole when the old one’s been worn through. An hour every day, every day of the week, rain, shine, or Texarkana heat. My time is told, watching the road, counting the cars go by.

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from Hold the Line, track released January 14, 2021
Kristin Davidson: vocals, guitar, keyboard. Carolyn Phillips: vocals. Lloyd Maines: guitar, mandolin, bass. Pat Manske: drums.

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Hardened and Tempered Austin, Texas

Hardened and Tempered: hard enough to hold an edge; soft enough not to break. Austin-based duo Kristin Davidson and Carolyn Phillips live that balance and express it in their music. Their songs take root in the story-telling traditions of folk and country and flourish with textured melodies and harmonies, revealing an intimate look at the human condition and one’s search for meaning. ... more

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