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Ephraim Herschmann

T h we tore out as far west as we could go, as far away e tore out as far west as we could go, as far away
he Road of Busted Dreams is the culmina-e Road of Busted Dreams is the culmina-
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from our hometowns and conventional lives as rom our hometowns and conventional lives as
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tion of years of self-doubt, pain, desire for ion of years of self-doubt, pain, desire for
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Temotional freedom, and investment in my emotional freedom, and investment in my
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friendships and relationships.riendships and relationships. possible.ossible.
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About a year before my move I discovered the magic bout a year before my move I discovered the magic
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Upon graduating college with a degree in Creative pon graduating college with a degree in Creative o
of Bruce Springsteen. The “Born to Run”, the f Bruce Springsteen. The “Born to Run”, the
W “Thunder Road”, the “Promised Land”, all the Thunder Road”, the “Promised Land”, all the
Writing and Literature, I moved home and began a riting and Literature, I moved home and began a
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j job in sales. Weeks and months crawled on; I was ob in sales. Weeks and months crawled on; I was glamour and delight of pursuing everything that I’ve lamour and delight of pursuing everything that I’ve
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f feeling as though I was cheating myself out of my eeling as though I was cheating myself out of my dreamt of had already been articulated, felt, loved, eamt of had already been articulated, felt, loved,
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r real potential. I felt lost, without direction. Many eal potential. I felt lost, without direction. Many a
and performed! Millions of people had their nd performed! Millions of people had their
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f friends from childhood, high school and college all riends from childhood, high school and college all imaginations ignited, troubles mitigated, and aginations ignited, troubles mitigated, and
f felt the same way - but what could you do? Most of elt the same way - but what could you do? Most of burdens eased - even if it was just for the three or urdens eased - even if it was just for the three or
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t them found ways to dull themselves of their passions; fours hours that Bruce would perform. hem found ways to dull themselves of their passions; fours hours that Bruce would perform.
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throw themselves into work, television, booze, or hrow themselves into work, television, booze, or
p The images of cars, racing, running, freedom, love, e images of cars, racing, running, freedom, love,
poet (or all of the above!) oet (or all of the above!)
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hope, fear - all of these are concepts that we can cling ope, fear - all of these are concepts that we can cling
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I finally decided that I’ve had enough of my ally decided that I’ve had enough of my
I fin to, feel and share with, and find in our own lives. o, feel and share with, and find in our own lives.
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hometown. Calling a close friend in Chicago, we ometown. Calling a close friend in Chicago, we
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decided to move together to Seattle, Washington - cided to move together to Seattle, Washington -
drove The Road of Busted Dreams. I hope that you ove The Road of Busted Dreams. I hope that you
our very own promised land. I bought a rickety old ur very own promised land. I bought a rickety old c
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can find these lyrics motivational, relatable and fun!an find these lyrics motivational, relatable and fun!
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Prius, drove from New York to Chicago, and together rius, drove from New York to Chicago, and together
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