Backwater by Boaz Anema

She lived in the back water
Where life goes nowhere
She cleaned herself up and got a job
Her brother was a beater
And she bared all the blows
Father was a cheater on her mother as well
She lived in a wooden house
Between the swamp trees
Shared a room with her six other siblings

She wants to get out of here
Sick of people all in her hair
Asking when she’ll settle down and have kids

She pumped gas just down the road
At the job she got a year ago
When a man in a van asked if she wants a ride
Well she’s been saving up
Got her self a couple of bucks
Gonna hitch that ride to the city

Hold on boy let me grab my gear
Shift into drive and get out of here
I’m tired of this town and I need that ride







City lights are blinding her
Cheap thrills for dollar bills
It Leaves her wallet hurt
The cold outside gives her the chills

City lights are blinding her
Cheap thrills for dollar bills
It Leaves her wallet hurt
The cold outside gives her the chills

City lights are blinding her
Cheap thrills for dollar bills
It Leaves her wallet hurt
The cold outside gives her the chills

Her jacket was stolen and now he won’t even
give up his
She’s thinking of home and how that place
used to be so warm
How that place used to be so warm

• Acoustic
• Rock
• folk pop
• singer-songwriter
• Dunedin