24 Frames and the title track get more play and they are great songs but this one hits me in my Midwestern gut. I love songs about small towns, the apparent trap-need to escape but also the acknowledgement the place had some positive impact, the character just needs more now and is ready to explore, sees the truth about his history, his family and the world all he knows. This is a song about a father and leaving the town suggests ready to heal and move on. I love the writing,
" Well it's a Thursday night but there's a high school game
Sneak a bottle up the bleachers and forget my name
These 5A bastards run a shallow cross
It's a boy's last dream and a man's first loss"
That's just strong writing, something this world needs more of.
Another favorite in the genre is a song called "Long Gone Long" by the Kansas City based Rainmakers. To be more precise, I love the acoustic version by author and lead singer Bob Walkenhorst. Speed Trap Town reminds me a lot of this one, Speed Trap Town is coming from a place of loss and anger, This song has a little more wonder - urgency by acknowledging the past has value. Like Isbell, Walkenhorst paints a vivid picture - rinkydinks may be a Missouri term
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