Conrad Ford's lyrics & chords

It was during one of Seattle's rainiest summers in recent memory that the outlaws started to creep into Conrad Ford's country-tinged tales. They came by way of the real-life adventures of the band members and their families - mental health crises at a youth detention facility, running a weight room at a minimum security prison, tax evasion and imprisonment of a longtime friend. These tales brought daily discussion of what makes an outcast. And how that outcast copes. And grows. It was during his morning ferry commute and afternoon farmyard roam...read more