Name: The Knapsack Song
Duration: P00H04M52S
Description: Written in early 2010, when someone needed to hear it.

The Knapsack Song

from Peregrine Songs by Damien P Murphy

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Written in early 2010, when someone needed to hear it.

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Oh well, I can tell that you’re not the wandering type,
But to me, it’s plain to see that you feel the time is ripe
For you to quit all the crazy shit that keeps holding you down
As you waste your whole life in this town.

Well, tell me who could blame you for taking off a while?
But when you go, just know that it’s all right to smile,
‘Cause out here there’s less to fear and there’s so much more to find,
And I’ll be here if you need an ear or to unpack your mind...

Because it’s not the weight of the world on your shoulders,
Just the knapsack on your back,
And if you’d like, I’ll carry it for a while.
When you’re ready, you can leave it down, just inside my door.
You’re not going to need it anymore.

Well hey, you say that you’re not the cheating kind,
Though you tend to bend the rules when you feel so inclined.
But when the deck was stacked behind your back, you couldn’t take no more,
So you took a stand, folded your hand and you headed for the door,
Because you knew the score.

Even the best of us needs a rest – darling, you know that’s true.
But you may find down the line that the road is calling you.
Well, I won’t expect you to forget all that you’ve left behind,
So the bag by the door, right next to yours? That’ll be mine...
Together, we’ll be fine.

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from Peregrine Songs, released December 31, 2013
Words & music: DP Murphy

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