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All of these songs came out of a time in my life when I was brand new to the world. Fresh off heroin and alcohol and whatever else I could shove into my system, it was a time when I decided to live instead of die. "Desperate Times" was written while I was living in a halfway house outside of Boston. I had to get away from my hometown so I could get my life together. At that time, "getting away" meant 60 miles away. I wrote it while- you guessed it- the sun was going down.
It was my friend Tom's favorite song. He had no veins left to shoot heroin into his body. I knew him when he got clean. He was a great guy and I am glad I knew him. He was a very supportive pat on the back with my songwriting early on. Unfortunately, he passed away. Rest in Peace, Tom.

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The sun goes down on a lonesome town
Down on the ground and down all around
Down on the bound and down on the wound we drown
Yea we drown yea we drown

Read the writing on the wall
We're all fighting all fighting to fall
I'm waiting on a phone call from god
And where's god? Where's god?

In Desperate Times
Desperate lives
And Desperate time of mine

I walk the streets all covered in snow
I can't find no place to go
And I don't want to grow old and blind


Born to live and born to die
Born to truth and raised to lie
Born to question and wonder oh why oh why?

In Desperate Times
Desperate lives
In desperate time of mind

Hey there girl won't you walk with me
My pockets are empty but my love is free
And I need you desperately tonight

And I don't really care what your daddy says
If you don't really care what my past has been
I do wid a win to sin tonight

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from Bootleg Series: Live at Club Passim 2004, released June 24, 2004

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Bryan McPherson Los Angeles, California

Bryan McPherson, a fiery, folk-playing, Boston native, was called west in July of 2010. Bryan now tours internationally and bases himself out of Los Angeles, California.

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