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Wheels
07:01
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“Wheels”
When I was a little boy I wore a bucket on my head and I had a lawnmower that blew bubbles it’s amazing that I didn’t end up dead I thought I was my own stunt double
I’d ride my tricycle off the porch and end up in the trees
jump off the picnic table land in the kiddie pool on my bare knees
Wheels wheels wheels
Always ending up with a raw deal
They break my bones
I gotta leave those goddamn wheels alone
I gotta leave those goddamn wheels alone
When I was eight years old I had my birthday party at a roller rink
we had lots of balloons and soda pop to drink
my friend and I were playing hockey and he checked me into the wall
I fell down and broke my wrist when I took that fall
through tears I opened presents and had a slice of cake
At some point I fell asleep in at the hospital I did awake
When I was 13 years old skateboarding with my good friend Pat
trying to do some tricks and on the concrete I went splat
the very next day my mom she pick me up in the lane
I said oh geez mom I’m kind of in pain
I think I broke my arm in a way we went zoom
next thing I knew I was in the emergency room
Driving home after work one night in high school attention I was not paying
I was trying to figure out what the man on the radio is saying
I caught some tractor tracks and I almost hit a deer
everything went black and off the road I did steer I rolled a tiny car three times down the embankment
next thing I knew I was surrounded by half the town the ambulance in the fire department
Driving back from Saranac Lake where the band and I had taken a trip
the 18 wheelers flew by like big white snakes and forced the sun to the rumble strips
as we reached the seventh hour of the drive that took nine
I lost control spun out and went over the centerline
Driving through Texas in the hot sun
Up walks a police officer and ruins all my fun
they took my stuff and they took my baby to jail and they wouldn’t give her back until I had $1000 for bail
so we reached the Louisiana border and our engine up and died
so we sat on the side of the road in the rain hung our heads in our laps and cried
There was a time when I didn’t drive that’s just cause I was happy to be alive
now if I do I go real slow I still don’t like doing it in the rain or the snow
so thanks everybody for listening to me and my whole long spiel
And if you know what’s good for me you’ll keep me away from the wheel
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2. |
Minivan Cowboy
04:54
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“Minivan Cowboy”
Driving around your hometown
With my half baked plan & a guy named Dan
Just like a cowboy in a minivan
I’ve got my pod on top & I ain’t gonna stop
Till I get wherever it is I’m going
Don’t care if it’s raining, sleeting or snowing
I’ll be there in a coupla hours
To take a liquor shower
Caterwaul till dawn and the top of my lungs
Till the drinks are gone & my songs are sung
& if I desire if I get too drunk
I might expire and go sleep in my trunk
Yodeling in my dreams in the Walmart parking lot
Snoring till the morning light gleams
& all those those freaky deaky people come to shop
They rouse you awake with shock, like an alarm clock
but it’s better than getting woke up by the cops
Just like that morning over at the truck stop
Make my rounds strap it down
Attract some dirty looks and frowns
Try to choke some water down
before getting out of town
Wake up, Gas up, Breakfast sandwich with Ketchup
Fill up the cup with Coffee or coke
Zone out and have a morning toke
Yoda-layyyyyy-heeeeee
Staring at the bottom of an empty wallet
Plugging my phone into the whatchamacallit
Going through the day with my head in a cloud
The windows down the radios on
the navigator let’s put a great big yawn
and the music it plays loud
Seems like I got all I want and need
Good radio and a little bit of weed
And underneath me is my trusty steed
She’s a 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan named Goldie Hahn
She’s got a big crack going down the windshield and only one wiper
all the door handles are broke off
The gas tank’s ratchet strapped up to the bottom
The inspection is a year and half overdue
Weighed down by a 5 piece band
A drum set, a PA system, an upright bass, two guitar amps, a banjo, a fiddle, a guitar, a washboard, a mandolin and a dog!
In god and mechanic we trusted
Looks like some food on the dashboards crusted
Why is everything in this vehicle busted?
I’ve got a chronic bronchial cough
Gonna ride it till the wheels fall off
Getting high off the fumes we woft
& to toll booth workers I’m never rude
I’m trying not to eat too much fast food
To the road in front of me my eyes are glued
& in the summer I sleep in the nude
& I ain’t got any curtains
& when the sunshine starts shining through my sunburn starts hurting
& at the end of the day the people all say
hey! Who was that flasked, masked man anyway?
He was kind of a hairy fella
Playing in the band and driving the van
A stranger in an even stranger land
A stranger in an even stranger land
Driving off into the sunset in his minivan
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3. |
When Lockdown Lifts
06:54
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“When Lockdown Lifts”
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna jump for joy
Gonna strut around town with all my brand new toys, Gonna spread love into the hearts of every girl and boy
And when lockdown lifts I'm gonna jump for joy
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna catch me a buzz, Gonna go out and have a few drinks just because, Gonna put on a record and see what these old feet does
And when lockdown lifts I'm gonna catch me a buzz
When lockdown lifts I'm feed all my friends
Gonna feed all my enemies too just to make amends, If everybody gets hungry I'm gonna feed em all again, When lockdown lifts I'm gonna feed all my friends
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna yell from the roof, gonna go down to the candy store to sooth my sweet tooth, I might even open up a kissing booth, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna yell from the roof
Chorus:
Gonna shout glory glory hallelujah x3
Praise the lord amen
Glory glory hallelujah hallelujah
Glory glory hallelujah praise the lord amen
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna have a party, gonna drink a gallon of coca cola and bacardi, eat alot of crackers and Harvarti, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna have a party
When lockdown lifts gonna have a spitting contest, see who can spit the the farthest measure the distance to see who's the best, when lockdown lifts gonna have a spitting contests
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna hug a stranger, wont be scared about the danger, might be a nun or a park ranger, when lockdown lifts I'm hug a stranger
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna get me a haircut, might get a rat tail or a mohawk or a mullet, im overdue for one I tell you what, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna get a haircut
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna get drunk at the bar, gonna take a bunch of shots until I see stars, pass out in the backseat of my friends car, when lockdown lifts I'm gonna get drunk at the bar
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna thank me a nurse, for keeping me from riding in the big black hearse, for doing their job all through the worst when lockdown lifts im gonna thank me a nurse
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna tip my servers more I'm gonna tell how much I appreciate em at the grocery store gonna gonna write a nice letter to a doctor who waged the good war when lockdown lifts I'm gonna tip my servers more
When lockdown lifts I'm still gonna wash my hands for 20 seconds, cleanliness is next to godliness I reckon, it's the elderly and immunocompromised we ought to be protecting, when lockdown lifts I'm still gonna wash my hands for 20 seconds
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna go to the restaurant an have an 8 course meal
Order one of everything on the menu I'm gonna get my fill but you'll find me washing dishes in the kitchen after cause I cant pay my bill when lockdown lifts I'm gonna have an 8 course meal
When lockdown lifts I'm gonna appreciate you all more gonna stand there smiling and greet you at the door gonna shake hands with everyone until my arms get sore when lockdown lifts I'm gonna appreciate you more
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4. |
Roll My Blues Away
04:12
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“Roll My Blues Away”
I can see that I have fallen
from your grace which was my calling
West winds blowing hard against me
flat out road is all that I see
Highway won’t you roll my blues away
I’ve been knocked out drugged and loaded Rivers rolling on before me
but I looked down at my reflection
Where it's headed no direction
Oh river won’t you roll my blues away
All my life I’ve been alone
Never had I had a home until you came
Loves gone bad it’s kinda sad
But I guess I’m to blame cause I’m just untamed
Never have I longed so dearly
My mind sees you oh so clearly
Freight train rollin fast and strong
Steady rollin on and on
Freight train won’t you roll my blues away
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5. |
Fiddle Hickey
04:23
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“Fiddle Hickey”
I don’t wanna go home tonight
Stay here by myself
It’s been too long since I’ve been outta town it’s not good for my health
We had a damn good party it’s not time for it to end
sit back down pick another tune and hang with me my friend
These old walls they rumbled from the music we all played
dancers on the balcony looking down upon the stage
Smoking on the front laughing, joking having fun
The banjo rapped the fiddle rang
then then that band was done
I don’t wanna go home tonight Stay here by myself
It’s been too long since I’ve been outta town it’s not good for my health
We had a damn good party it’s not time for it to end
sit back down pick another tune and drink with me my friend
When I’d had my share of whiskey I laid down for my rest
Woke up went to the diner and my head was such a mess
Thank you my friend Gerry for the timely ride to town
I rode 81 north on the 3 PM greyhound
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6. |
Who Needs Em?
02:59
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“Who Needs Em?”
You can build a community
you can build a prison
you can build up an immunity
you can build upon a vision
walls keep things inside safe
they keep out what is different
any room can become a grave
some pre-pay and say it’s money well spent
on a desert island you’ll adapt you learn to swim and about yourself
maybe even forget you’re trapped all the money in the world couldn’t help
so you build a raft in float alone
drink seawater in the hot sun
start to laugh as your stomach groans
and you’re ready to become the ocean
suddenly bump into a wall excitedly you start to shout
you think you’re saved but you’re not at all this walls intended to keep you out
on the other side the people say that they value freedom
on this side people starve sun poisoned
who needs em?
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7. |
Meat Sack Blues
05:31
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“Meat Sack Blues”
It’s true I sometimes frown and I’m not so elegant sometimes I drink enough to drown a small elephant
we wander around and we party we like to have some fun
but what do we squander and are we proud one day is done?
what do we squander and are we proud one day is done?
Smoking like a chimney through crack dry lips my soul chokes within me as the time slips
I’m paying a pretty penny just to make my insides black
Im my own worst enemy and I’m under attack
my body in a temple it’s a shotgun shack
An electrical charge flowing through a Meatsack An electrical charge flowing through a Meatsack
crawling on my hands and knees across the planet
bumping into things that I can’t see God dammit driving my flesh car down to the corner bar
so I can giggle and order me up a drink
when I plop down on the stool just like I think that I’m cool
If you don’t pickle yourself you’ll start to stink
if you don’t pickle yourself you’ll start to stink
and I’m decomposing right in front of your face
I might have some closing remarks before I leave this place
but until then bartender I lament the truth I’m gonna have another round
I’m gonna ferment my youth while I’m above ground
I’m gonna ferment in my youth while I’m above ground
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8. |
Jeremiah's Rag
03:05
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“How did we let it get this far?”
If we all die, I hope it doesn't happen too slow
I'll dry your eyes, you look so happy in the glow
We'll go deep underground, behind thick concrete walls
We'll be safe and sound when the free world falls
And though I know it'll never be the same
Our dirges we'll sing and we'll bow our heads in shame
How did we let it get this far?
How did we let it get this far?
When the power is gone and all we have is a few books
It won't be too long before we only have a few scraps to cook
Dinner from a tin can, I'm dreaming of bread it's getting to my head
In a hole that's made by man, cause everyone is dead
How long till we're back to the start?
This family can't stop tearing each other apart
What has happened tro our hearts?
What has happened to our hearts?
The world is dark and the hour is late
With a single spark we've sealed our fate
So many children and wives
Gone because of bloodlust
So many innocent lives
Reduced to dust
We've poisoned our home now nothing will grow
Now we're all alone we've got no place left to go
Why did we drop the bomb?
Why did we drop the bomb?
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10. |
Who Killed George Floyd?
08:12
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“Who Killed George Floyd?”
Who killed George Floyd?
Wasn't this something we could avoid?
Justice for him and all who fell before
Which side of history are you on in this war?
An innocent man accused of writing a bad check
A crooked cop knelt on his neck
Are you surprised the murder of a man struck a nerve?
Is this how police protect and serve?
When the voiceless go unheard for so long
That's when you change the words to the song
Vocal cords raw from constant screams
Falling on deaf ears are our broken dreams
This houses foundation stands on a burial ground
No renovations will ever make it sound
How many more people have to killed
Before we tear the old tenement down and rebuild
Until then a lot of cities are gonna burn and be reduced to ash
But those things can be replaced with hard cash
A life is a precious thing once it's gone it's gone
I won't be the one to tell you they're wrong
Goons of the state stand tall in riot gear
While the oppressed shed pepper spray tears
While the folks at home blame the victim
You're either against em or you're with em
So which side are you on?
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