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Shoot the Porchlight Out
04:18
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shoot the porchlight out
roll our bony bodies into town
sweetest ambergris,
paint my face and roll me all around
let's burn down the factories
keep the thread to suture me to you
the cotton gin, tobacco tin
up in smoke like Sherman wanted to
forever &anon
march on, march on
forever &anon
march on.
paint for me the old oak tree
where my mother left me in the shade
kiss me, don't you see
the whisper of tomorrow is today
my sweet amphetamine
like devil's breath i'll do just as you like
when i wake from filthy dreams
those dandelions drawn into my eyes
Forever &anon
march on, march on
forever &anon
march on
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West Bethlehem
04:45
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i'm better with words when i don't have to say them
and i'm better with friends when they're not around
one of these days i'm gonna crank up this engine
and never look back upon this shithole town
west bethlehem,
east of eden
where's jesus
when you need him?
my mother calls me after work every evening
she never says nothing besides the weather report
most folks i can't stand, especially my family
they're as good as can be, but goddamn i'm bored
here in west bethlehem,
east of eden
where's jesus
when you need him?
west bethlehem,
east of eden
where's jesus
when you need him
i applied for a job writing grants for the county
i never heard back, so i called them up
the clerk said she'd seen no such application
so i keep on driving this damn semi truck
just like my father--a damn semi truck
straight out of west bethlehem
east of eden
where's jesus
when you need him
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Tyler Key Athens, Georgia
Athens, GA songwriter. Loud folk rock. This American Life as heard through a megaphone. Proud to be a bitter southerner.
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