Open Ended Life Lyrics - Magpie And The Dandelion - Avett Brothers

Pack a change of clothes 

And a pillow for the road for when you drift off to sleep 

Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture" 

We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes 

From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires 

We won't waste no long goodbye on the smoke or foolish lies 

That finally passed us 

I was taught to keep an open-ended life 

And never trap myself in nothing 

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Let's find something new to talk about 

I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself 

I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone 

That I was something else 

And the part that kinda hurts 

Is I think it finally worked 

And now I'm leaving 

I get the feeling things have changed 

But the mystery to me 

Is where and when along the way 

Did anyone decide that they believed me 

I was taught to keep an open-ended life 

And never trap myself in nothin' 

I was told to keep an open-ended life 

To never trap yourself in nothing 

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When we settle down in another nowhere town 

Let's tell our neighbors 

We won't be here long 

And we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors 

I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers 

My trust has dwindled down 

And I can leave just as abruptly as I came here. 

I was taught to keep an open-ended life 

And never trap myself in nothin' 

I was told to keep an open-ended life 

To never trap yourself in nothin' 

I was taught to keep an open-ended life 

And never trap myself in nothin'