I Ran Into My Head

North Georgia country-gospel blues, 92 BPM warm boogie shuffle, Bubba warm MALE storyteller lead, Darlene unmistakably FEMALE sings second verse and duet chorus, Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, gentle upright slap bass, gospel piano, Hohner-style harmonica, brushed kit, B3 on last chorus, Natural vocal storytelling, catchy melodic hook; original music, expressive live Holler Shakers band, clean ending

[Intro: porch footsteps, fingerpicked guitar] [Verse 1: Bubba, male] Somebody spoke and I took off running Down a hallway nobody could see Built a thousand answers in a second To a question that wasn't asked of me I stood in front of everybody With my heartbeat louder than the band Found my feet beneath the trembling Found the microphone in my hand [Chorus: Bubba lead, Darlene female harmony] I ran into my head again Where every worry calls itself a friend But the porch light's burning just ahead And I don't have to live in what it said Lord, I'm learning to come back instead When I run into my head [Verse 2: Darlene, female] Not every whisper tells the truth now Not every warning needs a fight We can let the thought keep traveling Like a truck on down the highway at night And when the nervous feeling finds us We can stand and do the work we're here to do There can be a storm inside the window And an open sky still waiting blue [Bridge: Bubba and Darlene] I don't have to solve the morning Before I watch the morning rise The thought can knock upon the doorway I don't have to let it drive [Final Chorus: full Holler Shakers duet] I ran into my head again Where every worry calls itself a friend But the porch light's burning just ahead And I don't have to live in what it said Lord, I'm learning to come back instead When I run into my head [Outro: piano answers harmonica, resolved chord]

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