Michael Lille Music

Lyrics

Well I learned a few licks
On a circle of bricks
On Ashland Avenue
On an old Epiphone
That my Daddy brought home
Just before he flew the coop
His timing was shit
But I got over it
What else is a kid gonna do
So you don’t let it show
That you feel all alone
On Ashland Avenue
Just a block down the street
Was a patch of concrete
Where all your dreams
Could come true
Hit the game winning shot
On a make-believe clock
And be a hero for a day or two
Then a telephone call to
Come play college ball
Rang up from out of the blue
So on a partial ride
I said my goodbyes
And left Ashland Avenue
Chorus: I just wanted to play
My troubles away
Maybe this is the thing
That makes everything else OK
When we’re nearing the end
I want to gather my friends
There should be one thing left to say
I just wanna play

Now I’ve traveled the world

And fell in love with a girl
I’m thinkin’ that she loved me too
But the road was calling
And I found myself falling
For the promise of something new
If I could do it again
This time I’d let her in
But I’m stuck being you know who
The kid I’ll always be
With that guitar on his knee
On Ashland Avenue
Chorus: I just wanna play
My troubles away
This was always the thing
That made everything else OK
So when I’m nearing the end
I’m calling all of my friends
With one thing left to say
I just wanna play

Words and Music: Michael Lille
Downstream Lean Music / BMI