We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Paper Trail

from Farewell Motel by Matthew Connor

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a devastatingly handsome digipack, featuring photography by Karla Clute and Nicole Elkins. Bourbon not included, but recommended.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Farewell Motel via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days

      $12 USD or more 

     

lyrics

drained the account for a good night's sleep
a breakfast buffet and a little tv
and one last chance to disappear into the blue
maybe one last chance to have one last chance with you

oh, he cleans up well and he treats me right
and he takes me out just about every saturday night
and not a single word that i've said to him has been true
i gave up on holding those words for you

and the distance hasn't made my heart forget
so i'm hoping maybe time will do the trick

oh, i got a loan and i got a lease
i got a car title and i got a degree
i got so many piles of papers i don't even know what to do
yeah, i've paved a paper trail but it didn't lead me any further from you

and now my friends got kids and my friends got wives
my friends got some sense of structure to their lives
and i guess i'd like those things but really, i don't have a clue
i've spent so much time wanting nothing else but you

and the distance hasn't made my heart forget
so i'm hoping maybe time will do the trick
though i know i'm not getting any younger
and i know no one else can ease this hunger
though he tries

well, i bought a beer at the airport bar
curled up in the back of the rental car
and i closed my eyes but it did not hide the view
of jet trails and junctions stretching out a million miles before you

credits

from Farewell Motel, released October 14, 2014

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Matthew Connor image

Matthew Connor Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Connor is a crooner for the 21st century, writing heart-wrenching songs that combine the windswept ideals of classic American balladry with stark depictions of modern-day alienation. The Boston-based Connor has a haunting voice that conjures ghosts of past heartbreaks, and he pairs it with spectral guitars that recall country tearjerkers and alt-pop brooding.

—Maura Johnston ... more

contact / help

Contact Matthew Connor

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Matthew Connor, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now