Buried In Detroit

Album: At Night, Alone (2016)
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  • I'm a writer and a lover
    I'm a Midwest music man
    And I've been to a lot of places
    But I'm gon' end where I began
    I took class in Carolina
    Got high smoking joints
    And now they know my name in Paris

    But I'll be buried in Detroit
    Next to my father, and my father's father too
    I used to live in New York City
    But baby that ain't no substitute
    Not for my hometown
    That place people avoid
    I've made love in every city
    But I'll be buried in Detroit

    I don't claim to be a prophet
    I just speak my mind
    I try to tell it like it is
    And sometimes God makes it rhyme

    I like my songs how I like my women
    Honest and to the point
    You see I got fucked up in Stockholm

    But I'll be buried in Detroit
    Next to my father, my father's father too
    I used to live in New York City
    But baby that ain't no substitute
    Not for my hometown
    That place people avoid
    I've made love in every city
    But I'll be buried in Detroit

    You know I ain't gon' live forever
    Baby it won't be long
    At the wake they'll say "He made a lot of mistakes
    But he could write hell of a song"

    And I made, I made killing
    Though I never really was employed
    I had a girl from San Diego

    But I'll be buried in
    I killed a show in Indonesia
    But I'll be buried in
    I made love in every city
    But I'll be buried in Detroit Writer/s: MIKE POSNER
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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