John Wayne - Madison Cunningham

Back full of knots

Head floating with astronauts

Trying to land on the moon

Every one of them talks

Filling my eyes with Dalmatian spots

I look for quiet in my Honda pews

I took my troubles down to John Wayne

And I watched them fly away

I let a worry warm my bed

Put that monster in my clothes

You said he’ll be the guest if I’m willing to host

Because he knows as well as I

He’s always got a place in my mind

I can keep a secret in my head 'til it explodes

I took my worries down to John Wayne

And I watched them fly away

I hear a song humming in my walls

Like a scientist strumming a fuse

Maybe one day, I’ll hear

How the end of that chorus goes

And I’ll feel the dance burning in my shoes

I took my burdens down to John Wayne

And I watched them fly away

People filter through this old town like a collander

And the sky turns silver as a spoon

I draw another face through the window

Watch the sun rise through the nose, I know

In the heart of sadness, there’s a spirit of June

I took my sadness down to John Wayne

And I watched them fly away