Jimmy and Me Driving 99
from rerouting... by Camden Joy
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We sat at the Delano Drive-In watching Paul Newman break out of prison. Kinda wishing that they’d shoot him and disappointed that they wouldn’t. When I realized I was not in my right mind and began to miss those things we left behind when Jimmy and me drove up 99. Once I was a girl who was good as gold had a reputation to uphold and I stood steady strong and certain in myself. Once I knew just who I was. I did like everybody does. Now I’m lost (just look at everybody else) . Suddenly I find that I’ve been crying so we gun it and we run the stop sign: Jimmy and me driving 99. From Pixley we got up to Fairmead leaving a trail of hold-ups Lucky Strikes and coffee. And found the drought was all around us all’s we had left was just a few bucks. Then Jimmy said I’m tired of traveling this line. We’ll drive it til the tank goes dry. Then we split it up and you keep 99. Oh Jimmy I cried No you don’t! You know I wouldn’t have a hope. The law is just a half day back or so. I know that first you’ll try to flee then you’ll direct them right to me and leave me dying from thirst in a jail just up the road. Jimmy my love I said. You’ve changed my life. Then I shot him while the sun was in his eyes. Left him dying on the side of 99. So now I’m going on my own heading north on the only road I know and though the sun may set in Merced it will rise again in Modesto. May be just a matter of time before I’m caught but I won’t let it happen until I want. There’s 300 more miles left on 99.
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from rerouting...,
released March 4, 2022
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Camden Joy Middlebury, Vermont
lo-fi americana and caustic wit swirl about a 1970s suburban garage where a 1950s country band plays timeless originals and succinct gems.
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