An earlier incarnation of the song with just Miller and an acoustic guitar, as opposed to the longer, dreamier, more fleshed-out version here appears on 2001's excellent Old 97's album Satellite Rides.

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Plus, it has a slower, dreamier pace than Penn Station, perhaps because the sort of person who takes the bus has long given up on trampling his fellows in an effort to get ahead.

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