♪ I don't understand ♪ ♪ How the world keeps on spinning ♪ ♪ Or how fate works out ♪ ♪ And how the Packers keep winning ♪ ♪ I won't take for granted the time I've been given ♪ ♪ Or the air in my lungs as long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ As long as I'm living with you ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.

[playing in moderate folk/rock rhythm & recording the guitar] ♪ ♪ ♪ [prerecorded bass joins in] ♪ ♪ [bass & the guitar track Kyle just recorded play] ♪ [Kyle plays & records guitar hand rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ [bass & newly recorded guitar & rhythm tracks play] [Kyle plays & records a lead guitar line] ♪ [Kyle plays along with newly recorded tracks] ♪ ♪ I've never been so tired but can't fall asleep ♪ ♪ The wheels in my head won't stop turning ♪ ♪ My train of thought has fallen off the tracks ♪ ♪ Over the someone they're concerning yea ♪ ♪ Want to forget your face but can't ♪ ♪ Over and over I see it again ♪ ♪ Burned in my mind like a soundtrack ♪ ♪ Are all the words you can't take back ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie ♪ ♪ Playing over and over again ♪ ♪ It's eating me alive ♪ ♪ Please don't apologize ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ Is this your fault or is it mine ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've never been so tired but can't fall asleep ♪ ♪ The rain is tapping on my window ♪ ♪ The lightning finds the iris in my eyes ♪ ♪ Shut tight hiding in a pillow ♪ ♪ Want to forget your face but can't ♪ ♪ Over and over I see it again ♪ ♪ Burned in my mind like a soundtrack ♪ ♪ Are all the words you can't take back ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie playing over and over again ♪ ♪ It's eating me alive ♪ ♪ Please don't apologize ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ Is this your fault or is it mine ♪ ♪ I can't stop thinking about you ♪ ♪ No matter how hard I fight it ♪ ♪ There's no coming back from what you've done ♪ ♪ So don't even bother trying ♪ ♪ Hey ay ay-ay ♪ ♪ Trying ay-ay ♪ ♪ Hey ay ♪ ♪ ♪ We can't rewind like a VHS ♪ ♪ You gave me your worst I gave you my best ♪ ♪ Just a matter of time until you get ♪ ♪ Until you regret ♪ ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie playing over and over again ♪ ♪ It's eating me alive ♪ ♪ Please don't apologize ♪ ♪ It's like a bad movie this is truly ♪ ♪ Is this your fault or is it mine ♪ Hello, my name is Kyle Colby, I'm a singer/songwriter from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and I'm very excited to be here on Prairie Musicians to play you guys some of my original music.

I grew up in a house where music was always playing.

As I got older, I got my first guitar, and I started playing in bands.

I fell in love with the singer/songwriter genre, I started doing it myself, and I've been going at this for a couple years now, and it's been a really good time.

[softly finger-picking in folk rhythm and recording the guitar] ♪ ♪ ♪ [prerecorded bass joins in] ♪ ♪ [prerecorded bass and guitar play] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [prerecorded bass, guitars, and percussion play] ♪ ♪ ♪ [recording hand percussion] ♪ ♪ [prerecorded bass, guitars, and percussion play] ♪ Apparently this is what you want ♪ ♪ You want to cut all ties and act like I'm not alive ♪ ♪ Out of your mind and so messed up ♪ ♪ Looks like we're running out of luck ♪ ♪ Feels like an old disguise ♪ ♪ Been worn to many times ♪ ♪ Like a ghost vanished into the wall ♪ ♪ Empty picture frames up in my room ♪ ♪ Once held fragile memories of two ♪ ♪ Now you're gone and I can't carry on ♪ ♪ ♪ I can't carry on ♪ ♪ Seeing double I am drunk ♪ ♪ Please get your things out of the trunk ♪ ♪ Of my car why waste wishes upon stars ♪ ♪ You're on a train now going west ♪ ♪ I'll wave and wish you all the best ♪ ♪ And when you arrive ♪ ♪ Please know you haven't left my mind ♪ ♪ Is full but my heart feels hollow ♪ ♪ Empty picture frames up in my room ♪ ♪ Once held fragile memories of two ♪ ♪ Now you're gone and I can't carry on ♪ ♪ Please don't let us end like this ♪ ♪ ♪ The arrow shot the arrow missed ♪ ♪ Just like a comet that fell right out of the sky ♪ ♪ You've gone away and left a burning hole inside my life ♪ ♪ Can't you see you meant everything to me ♪ ♪ Empty picture frames up in my room ♪ ♪ Once held fragile memories of two ♪ ♪ Now you're gone and I can't carry on ♪ ♪ ♪ Too many nights of overwhelming confrontation ♪ ♪ Slamming doors and words screamed out in frustration ♪ ♪ I'd drive all night just to have you by my side ♪ ♪ ♪ Empty picture frames up in my room ♪ ♪ Once held fragile memories of two ♪ ♪ Now you're gone and I can't carry on ♪ ♪ I can't carry on ♪ ♪ I can't carry on ♪ [playing in folk-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My heart's a wild animal locked up at the zoo ♪ ♪ And forever it ain't enough time to spend with you ♪ ♪ To fall in love with me you must be missing a couple screws ♪ ♪ But dear oh dear what's a crush to do ♪ ♪ ♪ This is my way of letting you know you're my muse ♪ ♪ I'm putting it on the table what have I got to lose ♪ ♪ This is me spilling my guts for you ♪ ♪ To be completely honest ♪ ♪ I'm shaking in my shoes ♪ ♪ ♪ There's a few things I want you to know ♪ ♪ I will never leave I'll never go ♪ ♪ And I promise that this much is true ♪ ♪ I want to spend my whole life with you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When my father first met you ♪ ♪ He said surely she's blind ♪ ♪ Why would a girl so wonderful ♪ ♪ Be wasting her time ♪ ♪ I said dad she can see perfectly fine ♪ ♪ And someday soon I'm gonna make her all mine ♪ ♪ And with your 20/20 vision we locked eyes ♪ ♪ You didn't run away to my father's surprise ♪ ♪ I told you I loved you but I sounded tongue-tied ♪ ♪ Your beauty could wipe ♪ ♪ The stars from the sky ♪ ♪ I-i i-i ♪ ♪ There's a few things I want you to know ♪ ♪ I will never leave I'll never go ♪ ♪ And I promise that this much is true ♪ ♪ I want to spend my whole life with you ♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe I'm crazy and don't have a clue ♪ ♪ ♪ No matter what this life throws at us ♪ ♪ I'm going to stick to you ♪ ♪ You like glue to you you ♪ ♪ Oo like glue ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I've come to my conclusion ♪ ♪ I've made up my mind ♪ ♪ I understand when they say ♪ ♪ That true love is blind ♪ ♪ I found a girl so perfect she is one of a kind ♪ ♪ Tonight is the night that our lives intertwine ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh oh-oh-oh there's a few things ♪ ♪ I want you to know ♪ ♪ I will never leave I'll never go ♪ ♪ And I promise that this much is true ♪ ♪ I want to spend my whole life with you ♪ ♪ I want to spend my whole life with you ♪ ♪ I want to spend my whole life with you ♪ ♪ [recording hand percussion on the guitar] ♪ [recording thumping on guitar strings as prerecorded hand rhythm plays] ♪ [playing along with prerecorded rhythm tracks] ♪ ♪ Minnesota eyes ♪ ♪ Dark brown and bold please don't ever cry ♪ ♪ Unless you're laughing to hard ♪ ♪ At jokes that I stole off an old candy wrapper ♪ ♪ Or watching me dance like I am Mick Jagger ♪ ♪ North Dakota nights ♪ ♪ We didn't have much but we had enough ♪ ♪ We had new love ♪ ♪ All of the times we had popcorn for dinner ♪ ♪ And we would waste time taking dumb flip phone pictures ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't understand how the world keeps on spinning ♪ ♪ Or how fate works out and how the Packers keep winning ♪ ♪ I won't take for granted the time I've been given ♪ ♪ Or the air in my lungs as long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ ♪ New York City lights ♪ ♪ Got your voicemail again ♪ ♪ You must be at work ♪ ♪ We can't pretend ♪ ♪ They say distance will make absent hearts grow much fonder ♪ ♪ But I don't know if I can do this much longer ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't understand how the world keeps on spinning ♪ ♪ Or how fate works out and how the Packers keep winning ♪ ♪ I won't take for granted the time I've been given ♪ ♪ Or the air in my lungs as long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ As long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't understand how the world keeps on spinning ♪ ♪ Or how fate works out and how the Packers keep winning ♪ ♪ I won't take for granted the time I've been given ♪ ♪ Or the air in my lungs as long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ As long as I'm living with you ♪ ♪ ♪ California tides so far from home ♪ ♪ Yeah it breaks my heart ♪ ♪ Knowing you're all alone you count the hours ♪ ♪ And I'll watch the miles ♪ ♪ And search for our song on the radio dial ♪ The song "Crawl on Glass," I was just thinking about old relationships I've been in, and how and as growing up we're figuring out this thing called love and how in relationships with people you put a lot of energy and time into that person, and you're like, I just kind of wish I wouldn't of!

[laughs] Like I wish I would've known what I know now, but I guess that's a part of growing up and learning from our mistakes.

[finger-picking in bright rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We blew the speakers out in my first car ♪ ♪ With the windows down playing air guitar ♪ ♪ I got a ticket in '55 ♪ ♪ For going way too fast just trying to feel alive ♪ ♪ I kept your photo stuck to my dash ♪ ♪ Until you broke my heart I threw it on the trash ♪ ♪ Mad and sad at the same ol' time ♪ ♪ Death Cab up so loud trying to get you off my mind ♪ ♪ And I'd crawl on glass ♪ ♪ This time you said you're leaving ♪ ♪ You're not coming back ♪ ♪ When we were so young ♪ ♪ We fantasized what it'd be like to fall in love ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I were meant to be ♪ ♪ But that's not how it ends ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I will never be ♪ ♪ The picture in my head ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Call it what you want but this ship has sailed ♪ ♪ ♪ My feet taking me in circles is where I failed ♪ ♪ ♪ We would sing till our voices were gone ♪ ♪ Now I just can't help but think where we went wrong ♪ ♪ Where we went wrong ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'd crawl on glass ♪ ♪ This time you said you're leaving and not coming back ♪ ♪ When we were so young ♪ ♪ We fantasized what it'd be like to fall in love ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I were meant to be ♪ ♪ But that's not how it ends ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I will never be ♪ ♪ The picture in my head ♪ ♪ I'm I'm trying to replace ♪ ♪ The memories of your face ♪ ♪ I wish I could forget the way your lips taste ♪ ♪ And I wish I could rewind ♪ ♪ The movie in my mind ♪ ♪ But I'm not one to cope with all the good-byes ♪ ♪ But I'm stuck with these visions of stupid decisions ♪ ♪ Of love ♪ ♪ I gave away ♪ ♪ I gave away ♪ ♪ I gave away ♪ ♪ Ay ay ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'd crawl on glass ♪ ♪ If it meant I could take every "I love you" back ♪ ♪ Here's to the past ♪ ♪ If we only knew it would never last ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I were meant to be ♪ ♪ But that's not how it ends ♪ ♪ Now baby you and I will never be ♪ ♪ The picture in my head ♪ [recording the percussion track] [playing in rock rhythm & recording the guitar track] [recorded rhythm & guitar play] ♪ ♪ [recording a 2nd guitar track] ♪ ♪ [Kyle plays along with recorded tracks and records new guitar track] ♪ ♪ [recording thumping percussion of hand on guitar] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm not the one you want to follow ♪ ♪ I'm not quite sure how to get home ♪ ♪ We might be going in circles or standing on the X ♪ ♪ ♪ Face down in dirt blood on my shirt ♪ ♪ Head buried in sand ♪ ♪ Intentions as pure as gold in the palm of my hand ♪ ♪ I've been searching I've been looking ♪ ♪ But I can't find anything ♪ ♪ Here's to digging my own grave ♪ ♪ This could be my moment but I don't think ♪ ♪ I can make it on my own ♪ ♪ I've got a skeleton of glass bones ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm not one to ask for directions ♪ ♪ Life is short as an adventure ♪ ♪ Take a chance have a dream ♪ ♪ And live out on the edge ♪ ♪ ♪ I could break out get high pass out ♪ ♪ Waste it like the rest ♪ ♪ Or give this world an anthem ♪ ♪ That weighs heavy on their chest ♪ ♪ I've been searching I've been looking ♪ ♪ But I can't find anything ♪ ♪ Here's to digging my own grave ♪ ♪ This could be my moment ♪ ♪ But I don't think ♪ ♪ I can make it on my own oh-oh oh ♪ ♪ I've got a skeleton of glass ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh what a fragile echo oh ♪ ♪ ♪ Of bones shattering under skin ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh what a fragile echo oh oh oh-oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh of bones shattering under skin ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been searching I've been looking ♪ ♪ But I can't find anything ♪ ♪ Here's to dig in my own grave ♪ ♪ This could be my moment ♪ ♪ But I don't think that I can make it on my own ♪ ♪ Own ♪ ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.