The Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake

Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake Lyrics

Ever wondered what happens when country music, whiskey, and a salty lake collide? This song is a melancholic joyride through life's wreckage. Picture an old boat named "Wrecking Ball" drifting aimlessly as you grapple with falling apart. The lyrics hint at… Read more

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Mar 21, 2006
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The Great Salt Lake Lyrics

Back of the boat was painted wrecking-ball
There was country music playing but he don't like it all
And red fire poppin' on the rained-down woody
There was whiskey bottle-spilling and a lake, it was made of salt

Well, look out back, there was a note on the door it saying
"Everybody listen, we will be the next Omaha"

Well, if you find yourself falling apart
Well, I am sure I could steer
The great salt lake
Falling apart
Well, I am sure I could steer
The great salt lake

Your old man was but a wishing machine
It's time that you could spin
Now that he is getting old
When Billy Lorett had found a watering hole
It's a place to lay south or the heads of coyote

Now, if you find yourself falling apart
Well I am sure I could steer
The great salt lake

Follow me home
We want more
Follow me home
We all want more
If ever beat down
We know who we are
They know who we are
If ever beat down
We know who we are
They all know we want more

Writer(s): BENJAMIN BRIDWELL, CHRISTOPHER EARLY, TIMOTHY MEINIG
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of The Great Salt Lake?

Ever wondered what happens when country music, whiskey, and a salty lake collide? This song is a melancholic joyride through life's wreckage. Picture an old boat named "Wrecking Ball" drifting aimlessly as you grapple with falling apart. The lyrics hint at escaping to the Great Salt Lake—a metaphor for finding solace amid chaos. Your old man’s dreams have rusted, and now it's your turn to spin the wishing machine. Amidst coyotes and watering holes, there's a call to steer through life's messes and seek more—more meaning, more direction, more everything. So, follow the lead; they know who we are when we're beat down but still yearning for more!

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