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Clayton Lyrics — Craig Finn | Dork

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Craig Finn
Clayton Lyrics

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Clayton

From Always Been2025

Written by Craig Finn

Produced by Adam Granduciel

Lyrics

Clayton

I took Clayton as a name The day they said that I was saved They said the Lord just reached his hands out Formed me out of clay I know I've had some problems But I'm not the one to blame The Lord made me this way The Lord made me this way There's a woman I've been seeing I've been seeing her in bars She's actually named Emily On stage they call her Star The drinks go down so easy But the rest is pretty hard We can change the names they give us But we're stuck with who we are I stuck around after the closing The bar man locks the door I help him gather glasses up He lets me sweep the floor We don't do too much talking But he pours a couple more The summer's long since over But I stuck around the shore I'm sure Dana knows a bit of it I bet she disapproves I bet she's at her husband's house I bet it's nice and new Two years ago I finally took The stone out of my shoe Now I'm walking straight and true I forgave myself for you And for Daniel in the motel In the bathtub where he died Like he didn't know what had hit him His face still looked surprised And I went through his pockets Mixed what was his with mine But I should have closed his eyes I should have closed his eyes I took Clayton as a name The day they said that I was saved Said the Lord just reached his hands out Formed me out of clay I told Emily I'm broke right now But I'm not the one to blame The Lord made me this way The Lord made me this way

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About this track

"Clayton" is a song by Craig Finn from the album Always Been, released in 2025. The song was written by Craig Finn. It was produced by Adam Granduciel.

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Adam Granduciel— 584 credits as songwriter & producer →
Craig Finn— 226 credits as songwriter & producer →
Austin Asvanonda— 34 credits as engineer →
Adam Granduciel— 584 credits as songwriter & producer →
Greg Calbi— 3,452 credits as producer →
Jonathan Low— 818 credits as producer →
Adam Granduciel— 584 credits as songwriter & producer →

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