• Track: That Western Skyline
• Artist: Dawes
• Album: North Hills
• Year: 2009

Lyrics:

Oh Lou, I’d like to let you know that I do not feel welcome
All the birds, the trees, the falling snow;
No, they were not made for me
And though this is where her heart resides, we met in California
She saw a city’s promise reaching through my eyes
And she turned her self away

Well how I curse that western skyline
And yet I thanked it for my start
Oh Lou, no my dreams did not come true
No, they only came apart

No, my dreams did not come true
No, they only came apart

So, I followed her here to Birmingham, where the soil is so much richer
And though my aching pride might guide my hand, she did not ask for me to come
So I wait for her all through the day, as if I wait for her surrender
And every time I get her to look my way, she says I’m not where I belong
But I watch her father preach on Sundays
I know the hymnals all by heart

But oh Lou, no, my dreams did not come true
No, they only came apart
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh

All the snowfall this time of year, it’s not what Birmingham is used to
I get the feeling that I brought it here, and now I’m taking it away
But let’s share one more drink together, before I go reload my car

And oh Lou, no my dreams did not come true
No, they only came apart
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Take me home
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh
Ohhhh, oh oh oh oh

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This is one of the most achingly beautiful love songs I’ve ever heard. While I have never moved across the country for a love that was not returned, the pure heartache in the lyrics sums up all that is wonderful—and tragic—about love. Dawes’s second album, Nothing Is Wrong is a gem, too. The track, Time Spent in Los Angeles, gets a lot of play here at the Dances with Bass Industries home office.

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About the Album:
Title:	North Hills
Personnel:	Vocals and guitars: Taylor Goldsmith Guitar, organ, backing vocals: Patrick Sansone Drums, vocals: Griffin Goldsmith Bass: Wylie Gelber Piano, vocals, organ: Tay Strathairn
Release Date:	August 18, 2009
Label:	ATO Records
Producer:	Jonathon Wilson
Performance:	Billboard Heatseekers #23
Track Listing:	1 That Western Skyline 2 Love Is All I Am 3 When You Call My Name 4 Give Me Time 5 When My Time Comes 6 God Rest My Soul 7 Bedside Manner 8 My Girl To Me 9 Take Me Out Of The City 10 If You Let Me Be Your Anchor 11 Peace In The Valley
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