Pictures

Album: Atlanta (2026)
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  • Jumped off the porch and left the yard
    Mama, you really must believe in God
    Into the sky I stare, say the same ol' prayer
    But Wayne is still out there somewhere
    Look both ways before crossing, no talking to strangers
    A shoestring from my sneakers held my house key

    A minute goes by, now it's the past
    I hope life is saving the best for last
    When you breathe in the air you are that city
    I even thought cemeteries looked pretty
    Just watching and weighing all my options
    It ain't that many things that we can be

    Looks like motion pictures
    Staring out the window of the MARTA train
    On an adventure
    Then back home again
    Looks just like pictures
    Staring out the window of the MARTA train
    It's an adventure
    'Til I make it back home again

    We are the wild ones, yes, we are
    I can't believe his mom bought Mike a car
    It makes me laugh when I look back at it
    One dead, one in jail, one's a functioning addict
    Live for the moment, here's my five on it
    Standin' 'round freestyling to the beat
    To say it's not where you're from is how you feel
    Well, come on, Jesus, and take the wheel
    'Cause everything's been said already
    And both your parents are dead already
    We're all coming with ya, so pass that liquor
    The pictures are the only thing I get to keep

    Life's like pictures
    Staring out the window of the MARTA train
    It's an adventure
    'Til I get back home again
    Like pictures
    Staring out the window of the MARTA train
    It's an adventure
    Gonna break my heart again

    I just go, I just go, I just go, I just go
    Oh, until the train stops running
    (Don't look back, just run)
    I just go, I just go, I just go, I just go
    Oh (run), until the train stops running
    C'mon Writer/s: Brian Joseph Burton, Thomas Decarlo Callaway
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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