“Orchard Park” is set after the events of Bittersweet, the previous instalment in Aaron West’s adventures in misery. Aaron has returned to New York and finds himself homeless.
In “Orchard Park”, we find him driving up to his deceased father’s hometown of Buffalo, NY, to spread his ashes and finally...
[Verse 1]
Up at dawn and on the highway
Mom asleep against the window
Light is breaking through
I hum a song to keep me company
I swear to god I heard you hum the same tune
If you wanted to I think you could've been a singer
I got it from you
Switch on the radio at Dansville
I comb the static signal looking for the news
I found the frequency for sports talk
All the callers lining up to sing the blues
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
I hope he is
I hope he is
[Chorus]
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
In the creek beyond the east wall
So I know where you are
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
[Verse 2]
Mom and I laugh on the way home
She says she's got a black thumb
All the house plants met their doom
But she still tends to your tomatoes
Says the garden's looking healthy
She's already seeing blooms
I don't got much to lose
But I keep close to my chest
The things I still do
[Chorus]
I spread your ashes in Orchard Park
In the creek beyond the east wall
So I know where you are
Come November when I'm screaming at my TV in the dark
You're screaming with me from Orchard Park
[Outro]
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
I heard this Sammy kid is supposed to be something special
I hope he is
Orchard Park was written by Dan Campbell.
Orchard Park was produced by Nik Bruzzese & Ace Enders.
Aaron-west-and-the-roaring-twenties released Orchard Park on Thu Oct 05 2017.