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Contention City Lyrics — Calexico | Dork

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Calexico
Contention City Lyrics

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Contention City

From Carried to Dust 2008

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Contention City

Contention City Through miles of waste to cross upstream Risking all dreams for what the surface brings Free like the flow that pours from your hand Claiming its own, New River

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About this track

"Contention City" is a song by Calexico from the album Carried to Dust , released in 2008.

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