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vertical-align: top;"> 319 <br> 320 </td> 321 <th style="text-align: left;" colspan="2" valign="top"><span 322 style="font-weight: bold;"></span>LYRICS TO ADVANCE BASE SONGS<br> 323PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER<br> 324 <br> 325 <br> 326<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/andrew-meagan">ANDREW & MEAGAN</a><br> 327<br> 328Andrew & Meagan<br> 329came over last night<br> 330just to have a few laughs<br> 331but Meagan didn't seem right<br> 332She kept checking our windows<br> 333chewing on her hair<br> 334jumping at shadows<br> 335& freaking out Clare<br> 336<br> 337Andrew drank the last cold one<br> 338asked if we had some more<br> 339The 'frigerator was empty<br> 340so he walked to the store<br> 341That was just before 9<br> 342We haven't seen him since<br> 343but we left the porch light on for him<br> 344<br> 345Then Meagan asked us<br> 346if we'd ever seen a ghost<br> 347& told us about the night<br> 348she was driving down the Michigan coast<br> 349& she passed a lighthouse<br> 350& saw a dude standing under it<br> 351He looked transparent<br> 352She saw the lake right through him<br> 353He turned to face her<br> 354only she couldn't see a face<br> 355It was like the lighthouse lamp<br> 356was shining in its place<br> 357Then all Meagan saw was light<br> 358A premonition of Andrew's death<br> 359& everything gone white<br> 360<br> 361Andrew showed up at 10<br> 362with a half rack of Coors<br> 363Scared the life out of Meagan<br> 364when he walked through the door<br> 365<br> 366<br> 367<br> 368<br> 369<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/answering-machine">ANSWERING MACHINE</a><br> 370<br> 371Lily you are <br> 372the one & only friend I have<br> 373who in this technological age <br> 374still has an answering machine<br> 375<br> 376You use it to call <br> 377your dog when you're away at work<br> 378just to remind him that he is good <br> 379& you will see him soon<br> 380<br> 381& you can tell <br> 382that he really listens to your calls<br> 383because when you get home you will find<br> 384his toys laid by the machine<br> 385<br> 386Coz he loves you best<br> 387<br> 388<br> 389<br> 390<br> 391<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/big-chris-electric">BIG CHRIS ELECTRIC</a><br> 392<br> 393Big Chris was an electrician<br> 394He worked on Yvonne's house<br> 395That's how she met him<br> 396Yvonne asked him out<br> 397He'd pick her up in the evenings<br> 398in his electrician van<br> 399Mostly they would just talk<br> 400& he'd hold her hand<br> 401<br> 402They'd ride around in his van<br> 403with his name on the side<br> 404& Yvonne felt protected<br> 405like everything was alright<br> 406<br> 407Laney was only 7<br> 408Chris treated her like his own<br> 409Laney's dad Jamie was jealous<br> 410He couldn't leave it alone<br> 411<br> 412Yvonne found out she was pregnant<br>
413Chris went & bought her a ring<br> 414He said "We'll be a family<br> 415I'll take care of everything"<br> 416<br> 417They'd go ride in his van<br> 418with his name on the side<br> 419& when Jamie would see them<br> 420it ate him up inside<br> 421<br> 422One night when Chris was out drinking<br> 423watching a game at the bar<br> 424Jamie started in on him<br> 425& took it too far<br> 426<br> 427They ended up on the sidewalk<br> 428Somebody called up Yvonne<br> 429By the time that she got there<br> 430Jamie had shot Chris & run<br> 431<br> 432You know we still have his van<br> 433Still has his name on the side<br> 434It's been parked in the driveway<br> 435as long as I've been alive<br> 436<br> 437Jamie's still out there running<br> 438Laney lives with a friend<br> 439It's just me & Yvonne<br> 440She never married again<br> 441<br> 442I know that she's had a hard time<br> 443raising kids on her own<br> 444We fight all the time<br> 445I hate being at home<br> 446<br> 447Someday I'll fix up his van<br> 448I'll keep his name on the side<br> 449I'm gonna get out of Richmond<br> 450& vanish into the night<br> 451<br> 452<br> 453<br> 454<br> 455<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/brians-golden-hour">BRIAN'S GOLDEN HOUR</a><br> 456<br> 457Watch the sunrise cross the valley<br> 458over the skate ramp in the alley<br> 459Watch you drop off of your roof<br> 460& shatter half your spine<br> 461Watch the ambulance come screaming<br> 462Watch your mom losing her mind<br> 463while paramedics lift your body<br> 464& tell you you'll be fine<br> 465<br> 466Watch you're 15 & paralyzed<br> 467& lucky to be alive<br> 468<br> 469Watch your hair grows super long<br> 470like if Cliff Burton was blond<br> 471Watch you're crying in your chair<br> 472watching Jackass on your phone<br> 473<br> 474Watch you're 15 & paralyzed<br> 475& lucky to be alive<br> 476<br> 477<br> 478<br> 479<br> 480<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/blue-christmas-2">BLUE CHRISTMAS 2</a><br> 481<br> 482The pumpkin pie was frozen<br> 483The coffee was just right<br> 484Had my dinner at the counter<br> 485of a diner Christmas night<br> 486<br> 487When Elvis started singing<br> 488the waitress changed the dial<br> 489& the scowl on her face<br> 490made me smile<br> 491<br> 492"I hate that tune" she said<br> 493"What Christmas isn't blue?<br> 494I don't need to hear it<br> 495from him, too."<br> 496<br> 497A little snow was falling<br> 498As I walked back to the car<br> 499& I started her up thinking<br> 500that I shouldn't drive too far<br> 501<br> 502When Council Bluffs came rising up<br> 503from darkness all around<br> 504I stopped at the first motel<br> 505that I found<br> 506<br> 507"Is it just you?"<br> 508said the night clerk in her mumu<br> 509âWell, you're in luck<br> 510I got one last room for you"<br> 511<br> 512We robbed that bank in Cisco on Christmas Eve<br> 513both of us dressed like Santa Claus<br> 514& the teenaged teller's hands were trembling<br> 515as he placed the bills into our two duffel bags<br> 516<br> 517We drove through the night to Wichita Falls<br> 518where I left you at your mama's house<br> 519& as you pulled your bag out the back of the Buick<br> 520You said to me "Merry Christmas, bud!â<br> 521<br> 522Once the door was bolted<br> 523I opened up my half<br> 524& when I saw the burst of blue inside<br> 525I couldn't help but laugh<br> 526<br> 527The teller must have thrown a dye pack<br> 528in with all the cash<br> 529& my take had been stolen<br> 530in a flash<br> 531<br> 532What does it prove?<br> 533I guess what Elvis said was true<br> 534I'm having a blue Christmas<br> 535without you<br> 536<br> 537<br> 538<br> 539<br> 540<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/care">CARE</a><br> 541<br> 542We woke to our neighbor's cries<br> 543The sting of smoke in our sleepy eyes<br> 544& I said baby better get dressed<br> 545Get the dog we can leave the rest<br> 546<br> 547By the time we got downstairs<br> 548the fire engines were already there<br> 549& you were shaking you were so scared<br> 550I held you & kissed your smoky hair<br> 551<br>
552That's when I knew<br> 553that I could take care of you<br> 554<br> 555& when my best friend died<br> 556from the cancer that ate him inside<br> 557I got drunk & I stayed that way<br> 558for several nights into several days<br> 559<br> 560For the times I was aware<br> 561what I remember is that you were there<br> 562You held head & I cried & cried<br> 563You called our jobs & you lied & lied<br> 564<br> 565That's when I could see<br> 566the way you take care of me<br> 567<br> 568<br> 569<br> 570<br> 571<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-dearborn">CHRISTMAS IN DEARBORN</a><br> 572<br> 573On the train to your hometown <br> 574at stranger's side on Christmas Eve <br> 575Dozing in the window seat <br> 576your laundry in your lap <br> 577Your brother's pick-up truck is in the lot <br> 578engine running <br> 579<br> 580Steady snow the dog's asleep <br> 581your mom complains about the tree <br> 582Cousins come at dinnertime <br> 583with babies & partners <br> 584You'll talk about your job or talk about <br> 585your apartment <br> 586<br> 587On the bed where you first slept <br> 588with your husband at seventeen <br> 589Read your yearbooks back to front <br> 590with TV on & your skirt off <br> 591& counted all of your teachers who were <br> 592younger than you now <br> 593<br> 594 <br> 595 <br> 596 <br> 597<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-milwaukee">CHRISTMAS IN MILWAUKEE</a><br> 598<br> 599Troubled water <br> 600I've got six feet in my house <br> 601Baby daughter <br> 602with goldfish in her mouth <br> 603Got your letter <br> 604You want a Christmas in Milwaukee <br> 605<br> 606I've got trouble enough <br> 607I've got trouble enough <br> 608<br> 609Bells are ringing <br> 610I've been drinking all my cheer <br> 611Fill the tumbler <br> 612when the spirit's cold in here <br> 613If I'm the good one <br> 614Brother it's by default <br> 615The folks in their graves <br> 616<br> 617have been doing summersaults <br> 618<br> 619I've got trouble enough <br> 620I've got trouble enough <br> 621<br> 622Chevy Nova <br> 623rusted out underneath <br> 624They broke the window <br> 625took the radio & wreath <br> 626Drove the long way <br> 627just listening to the breeze <br> 628<br> 629I've got trouble enough <br> 630I've got trouble enough <br> 631I've got trouble enough <br> 632I've got trouble enough <br> 633 <br> 634 <br> 635 <br> 636 <br> 637<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-nightmare-city">CHRISTMAS IN NIGHTMARE CITY</a><br> 638<br> 639Heater's blowing in the car<br> 640over the sound of a college game<br> 641Don't know the team names<br> 642but it's nice to have a voice on<br> 643<br> 644Didn't mean to drive so far<br> 645but you just had to get away<br> 646Been walking circles round the house all day<br> 647til you had to turn some lights on<br> 648<br> 649Stopped for half a tank of gas<br> 650plus some Skittles & a diet Sprite<br> 651Could've stared at the beers all night<br> 652but you noticed the clerk was watching<br> 653<br> 654Gary's beautiful at night<br> 655by the lights of the refineries<br> 656It's like Christmas in Nightmare City<br> 657It's absolutely shocking<br> 658<br> 659What do you call what you are now<br> 660Three months dry & gaining weight<br> 661Wondering how long it's supposed to take<br> 662before you feel stronger<br> 663 <br> 664 <br> 665 <br> 666 <br> 667<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-oakland">CHRISTMAS IN OAKLAND</a><br> 668 <br> 669It's Christmas in Oakland<br> 670I don't feel a thing<br> 671rode bikes to the Chevron<br> 672for Chesterfield Kings<br> 673the smoke in our eyes<br> 674as we ride how it stings<br> 675what tidings we bring<br> 676 <br> 677It's Christmas in Oakland<br> 678& warm as spring<br> 679snuck into the movies<br> 680with tall boys to drink<br> 681asleep half an hour<br> 682into some awful thing<br> 683& dreaming<br> 684 <br> 685It's Christmas in Oakland<br> 686no carolers sing<br> 687the whole town's desserted<br> 688gingerbread housing<br> 689we're Saint Nicks with buckets<br> 690& bells to ring<br> 691what tidings we bring<br> 692 <br> 693On Christmas in Oakland<br> 694we had a fling<br> 695& drank the good whiskey<br> 696you'd been saving<br> 697with stars in our eyes<br> 698lying on mattress springs<br> 699we were beaming<br> 700 <br> 701 <br> 702 <br> 703 <br> 704<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-steve">CHRISTMAS STEVE</a><br> 705<br>There are always twinkle lights<br> 706at my auntie's house<br> 707& you can hear Jingle Bells<br> 708Always playin' loud<br> 709<br> 710Because when he was seventeen<br> 711My cousin Steven took LSD<br> 712on Christmas Eve<br> 713Now he's always kind of Christmassy<br> 714<br> 715Christmas Steve<br> 716<br> 717He walks around town in his Santa hat<br> 718He doesn't bother anyone<br> 719He's got a job at my other cousin's work<br> 720Mowin' lawns out in the sun<br> 721<br> 722But because back in '93<br> 723He swallowed too much LSD<br> 724on Christmas Eve<br> 725he's just always kind of Christmassy<br> 726<br> 727Christmas Steve<br> 728 <br> 729 <br> 730 <br> 731 <br> 732<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/david-allen">DAVID ALLEN</a><br> 733 <br> 734Out past the curfew<br> 735& out past the fence<br> 736childs in the woods behind town<br> 737with flashlights & blankets<br> 738a tarp for a tent<br> 739a wild place to lay ourselves down<br> 740 <br> 741But us two were too scared<br> 742try as we might<br> 743to sleep under screech owls<br> 744& moths in the night<br> 745we ran back to your house<br> 746before it was light<br> 747& Tarzan'd the apple tree<br> 748up to the balcony<br> 749 <br> 750That was the summer<br> 751that we both turned ten<br> 752before you left our neighborhood<br> 753your sister your mom & you<br> 754changed names again<br> 755to escape your step dad for good<br> 756 <br> 757I thought that I saw you<br> 758the other night<br> 759outside a sports bar<br> 760in neon light<br> 761but I should know better<br> 762than trust my sight<br> 763how I've wondered Davy<br> 764if often you thought of me<br> 765 <br> 766 <br> 767 <br> 768 <br> 769<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/dolores-kimberly">DOLORES & KIMBERLY</a><br> 770<br> 771I came to Indiana<br> 772when I was 32<br> 773I didn't know anyone but you<br> 774I got off of the bus<br> 775with the one bag I could bring<br> 776plus the cash I got for the ring<br> 777You were waiting at the station<br> 778with a Thermos & some flowers<br> 779I knew your jacket from your picture<br> 780<br> 781The streets were so empty<br> 782you'd think it was the rapture<br> 783Our midnight world<br> 784Just me & you<br> 785<br> 786I moved into your apartment<br> 787It was comfortable for two<br> 788You let me paint the bedroom blue<br> 789I started working at the bar<br> 790You would drive me in your car<br> 791& you'd come pick me up too<br> 792<br>
793Headlights down deserted roads<br> 794looked like a lunar landscape<br> 795Our midnight world<br> 796Just me & you<br> 797<br> 798Jesse gave me the divorce<br> 799when I was 34<br> 800I just can't see the kids anymore<br> 801That night after closing<br> 802we opened up some good champagne<br> 803& we slow danced across the floor<br> 804<br> 805That night the radio played Moon River<br> 806in our midnight world<br> 807for me & you<br> 808 <br> 809 <br> 810 <br> 811 <br> 812<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/goldfish-in-a-robins-nest">GOLDFISH IN A ROBIN'S NEST</a><br> 813 <br> 814Set all day by the river side &<br> 815slept all night in the trees<br> 816dreamt that I was a robin singing<br> 817calling you to me<br> 818 <br> 819Build us a nest<br> 820between the branches<br> 821gentle in the breeze<br> 822robin's egg blue<br> 823robin's egg blue<br> 824 <br> 825Queasy seasick for ages<br> 826there's a swell in inside of me<br> 827funny feeling like goldfish flipping<br> 828fins in my belly<br> 829 <br> 830Imagine your face<br> 831with dad's eyes shining<br> 832pretty as could be<br> 833robin's egg blue<br> 834robin's egg blue<br> 835 <br> 836 <br> 837 <br> 838 <br> 839<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/how-you-got-your-picture-on-the-wall-2">HOW YOU GOT YOUR PICTURE ON THE WALL</a><br> 840<br> 841Growing up in Richmond<br> 842you were anarchic & shy<br> 843Tried to steal some tampons<br> 844that you were too scared to buy<br> 845"Say cheese" the Kroger manager said<br> 846in his fateful drawl<br> 847That was how you got your picture on the wall<br> 848<br> 849You told me the story<br> 850the first night that we hung out<br> 851A thousand miles west<br> 852in your new room in your new house<br> 853You laughed when I said<br> 854"I'd like to see that photo now"<br> 855& we kissed beneath the pictures on your wall<br> 856<br> 857A couple Julys later<br> 858& we live together now<br> 859I drove your van to Richmond<br> 860to move your kid brother out<br> 861& cruising by the Kroger<br> 862I remembered all about<br> 863Laney, how you got your picture on the wall<br> 864<br> 865I snuck around the back<br> 866to where deliveries arrive<br> 867I saw a door said MANAGER<br> 868& so I went inside<br> 869A grid of Polaroids stared<br> 870Yours stared hardest of them all<br> 871That was how I got your picture off the wall<br> 872<br> 873That was how I got your picture off the wall<br> 874 <br> 875 <br> 876 <br> 877 <br><a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/kitty-winn">KITTY WINN</a><br> 878 879<br> 880We got married in September<br> 881The baby came the next December <br> 882So I got off the road<br> 883It's the longest I've been home <br> 884since I remember <br> 885I wake up earlier these days<br> 886to dress the kid & fix her eggs <br> 887Then we'll walk down to the park <br> 888if it's nice out <br> 889There's a swing set where she plays <br> 890<br> 891I'm not out looking for something <br> 892I haven't found<br> 893You won't see me around <br> 894I've got a family now <br> 895<br> 896I used to drive all night no stopping <br> 897like a Batman with no Robin<br> 898& then sometime around dawn<br> 899I'd wake up with my seatbelt on <br> 900to some cop knocking <br> 901I've seen a lot of wrecks & burnouts<br> 902& nights the crowds just didn't turn out <br> 903& I've drunk myself so ill<br> 904& nearly got myself killed<br> 905more times than I would care to count <br> 906<br> 907I'm not out looking for something <br> 908I haven't found<br> 909You won't see me around<br> 910I've got a family now <br> 911<br> 912I watched The Exorcist again<br> 913& recognized Kitty Winn<br> 914from The Panic in Needle Park<br> 915with Al Pacino <br> 916She played his girlfriend <br> 917It felt like seeing an old friend<br> 918the way I wondered where she'd been <br> 919As I sat & pet the cat<br> 920with my wife's head on my lap<br> 921on the sofa in the den <br> 922<br> 923I'm not out looking for something <br> 924I haven't found<br> 925You won't see me around<br> 926I've got a family now <br> 927 <br> 928 <br> 929 <br> 930 <br> 931<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/little-sable-point-lighthouse-2">LITTLE SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE</a><br> 932<br> 933For the weekend<br> 934that Elise turned 28<br> 935she booked a motel room<br> 936on the Michigan side of the lake<br> 937with her boyfriend CJ<br> 938a couple miles down the way<br> 939from Little Sable Point Lighthouse<br> 940<br> 941They went swimming<br> 942They drank beer & watched TV<br> 943& on the second night<br> 944CJ couldn't sleep<br> 945so he snuck out with her keys<br> 946& drove the Cherokee<br> 947out to see the lighthouse<br> 948<br> 949Standing under at the tower<br> 950Watching the big light spin<br> 951Hypnotized by the silver beam<br> 952that cut right through the dim<br> 953That's how Elise imagined him<br> 954He was never seen again<br> 955<br> 956Years later<br> 957in Michigan again<br> 958for the second wedding<br> 959of an old school friend<br> 960Elise & her husband happen by<br> 961the Little Sable Point Lighthouse<br> 962<br> 963Just a ghost now<br> 964decommissioned some time before<br> 965it had been the site<br> 966of endless imagined horror<br> 967but with a calm that surprised her<br> 968Elise parked the car<br> 969& walked out to see the lighthouse<br> 970<br> 971Standing under the tower<br> 972that now stood dark<br> 973surrounded by the quiet<br> 974of Silver Lake State Park<br> 975Elise squinted at the scene<br> 976she'd remembered from her dream<br> 977 <br> 978 <br> 979 <br> 980 <br> 981 <a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/might-of-the-moose">MIGHT OF THE MOOSE</a><br> 982<br> 983On my way home from Traverse City <br> 984I hit a moose it wasn't pretty <br> 985Walked til I found a Citgo payphone down the road <br> 986& I called your house it's the only number that I know <br> 987<br> 988You picked up & said this is surprising <br> 989I stood in the dark apologizing <br> 990for the cheap way I ended our good thing <br> 991& I asked if you would call a tow truck for me <br> 992<br> 993I walked up the road in the direction <br> 994of the hatchback I just had wrecked & <br> 995I thought of last night the fight we had in there <br> 996& I thought of the way the light looked in your hair <br> 997<br> 998I expected to find the beast embedded <br> 999in the windshield the way I'd left it <br> 1000but there was just blood & glass on the smashed hood <br> 1001I guess he came to & ran back through the wood <br> 1002 <br> 1003 <br> 1004 <br> 1005 <br> 1006<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/more-trouble">MORE TROUBLE</a><br> 1007 <br>
1008waiting by the phone<br> 1009waiting on the doctor<br> 1010to call in with some kind of news<br> 1011waiting all the morning<br> 1012waiting on the doctor<br> 1013to call in with some kind of news<br> 1014 <br> 1015waiting by the phone<br> 1016waiting on the doctor<br> 1017to call in with some kind of news<br> 1018waiting all the afternoon<br> 1019waiting on the doctor<br> 1020to call in with any kind of news<br> 1021 <br> 1022waiting all the evening<br> 1023waiting on the doctor<br> 1024to call in with some kind of news<br> 1025your sister got the phone<br> 1026she picked up the hallway<br> 1027& fainted dead away<br> 1028when she heard the doctor say<br> 1029I'm sorry Jane<br> 1030 <br> 1031 <br> 1032 <br> 1033 <br> 1034<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/motion-juice-for-dc-pierson">MOTION JUICE (For D.C. Pierson)</a><br> 1035 <br> 1036Messing round with these kids<br> 1037& fell in the pool<br> 1038got my phone wet<br> 1039that's why I ain't been calling you<br> 1040believe me Ma<br> 1041if I coulda I'd be calling you <br> 1042 <br> 1043If you wanna cruise<br> 1044I got the motion juice<br> 1045 <br> 1046Casting spells like a foo<br> 1047just to get back<br> 1048swapping souls at school<br> 1049just to get back<br> 1050face down in the gravel<br> 1051just to get back<br> 1052 <br> 1053Shake your blues<br> 1054I got the motion juice<br> 1055 <br> 1056Conveyance bumps & it bumps<br> 1057I think a wheel is loose<br> 1058shook a soda cup<br> 1059off of my 22's<br> 1060whip it real hard<br> 1061you seen them 22's<br> 1062 <br> 1063So get your shoes<br> 1064I got the motion juice<br> 1065 <br> 1066 <br> 1067 <br> 1068 <br> 1069<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/movie-theater-manager">MOVIE THEATER MANAGER</a><br> 1070<br> 1071Tuesday through Friday<br> 1072I close at the Arc<br> 1073The little two screener<br> 1074across from the park<br> 1075Thursday nights<br> 1076I climb the ladder<br> 1077& do the marquee<br> 1078<br> 1079The cashier goes home<br> 1080with the concessionaire<br> 1081I count the cash<br> 1082in the office upstairs<br> 1083End of the night<br> 1084I walk to the bank where<br> 1085the night drop is waiting<br> 1086I wonder how far<br> 1087all that money could take me<br> 1088if I just kept walking<br> 1089<br> 1090I rent a room<br> 1091just a bus ride away<br> 1092It came with a desk<br> 1093& the bed where I lay<br> 1094A suitcase is ready<br> 1095if there ever does come the day<br> 1096<br> 1097Just this last Sunday<br> 1098the theater was robbed by a<br> 1099man with a pistol<br> 1100Meagan the cashier quit<br> 1101She was so shaken<br> 1102I wish I had been there<br> 1103<br> 1104I had a dream<br> 1105I was back in Vermont<br> 1106Watching my cousin<br> 1107One night for my aunt<br> 1108& I found the letters<br> 1109That my uncle wrote from the pen<br> 1110<br> 1111He'd robbed some banks<br> 1112with a partner in Boston<br> 1113Pretending to have<br> 1114traveling salesman jobs<br> 1115& my aunt found the money<br> 1116She called the cops on him<br> 1117<br> 1118In most of his letters<br> 1119he said he was sorry &<br> 1120wanted forgiveness<br> 1121The last one's a postcard<br> 1122from after he broke out<br> 1123it said Merry Christmas<br> 1124<br> 1125Tuesday again<br> 1126& I'm closing the Arc<br> 1127The last movie ends<br> 1128& the marquee goes dark<br> 1129I walk the deposit<br> 1130alone through the park<br> 1131The night drop is waiting<br> 1132 <br> 1133 <br> 1134 <br> 1135 <br> 1136<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/my-sisters-birthday">MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY</a><br> 1137<br> 1138My sister & me<br> 1139we don't see eye to eye<br> 1140she's got religion<br> 1141& I don't ask why<br> 1142her husband & kids<br> 1143they all pray to the sky<br> 1144 <br> 1145It was my sister's birthday<br> 1146the other night<br> 114736 candles<br> 1148for someone to light<br> 1149but I didn't call her<br> 1150& I didn't write<br> 1151 <br> 1152Oh<br> 1153when we were kids<br> 1154she stuck up for me<br> 1155when no one else did<br> 1156 <br> 1157My sister's got a scar<br> 1158under her eye<br> 1159where I hit her with a sparkler<br> 1160when she was 5<br> 1161on the Klamath River<br> 1162the 4th of July<br> 1163 <br> 1164My sister's got a heart<br> 1165that's open wide<br> 1166can't seem to talk<br> 1167without making her cry<br> 1168to bring up the past<br> 1169is like twisting a knife<br> 1170 <br> 1171Oh<br> 1172when we were kids<br> 1173she stuck up for me<br> 1174when no one else did<br> 1175 <br> 1176 <br> 1177 <br> 1178 <br> 1179<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/my-love-for-you-is-like-a-puppy-underfoot">MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A PUPPY UNDERFOOT</a><br> 1180(music by Owen Ashworth, lyrics by Jody Weinmann)<br> 1181<br> 1182My love for you <br> 1183It's not an atom bomb <br> 1184My love for you<br> 1185It's not a lightning storm <br> 1186My love for you<br> 1187It's like a puppy underfoot <br> 1188Better watch my step<br> 1189You know I could trample it <br> 1190<br> 1191My love for you <br> 1192It's not a movie script <br> 1193Doesn't make sense <br> 1194To my friends when I describe it <br> 1195<br> 1196My love for you <br> 1197Is quiet and it's sweet <br> 1198Better keep you close <br> 1199You know you're my family <br> 1200<br> 1201My love for you <br> 1202It's a small thing <br> 1203My love for you <br> 1204It's a real thing <br> 1205 <br> 1206 <br> 1207 <br> 1208 <br> 1209<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/nephew-in-the-wild">NEPHEW IN THE WILD</a><br> 1210<br> 1211Alicia<br> 1212she married young<br> 1213The year she was widowed <br> 1214she had a son<br> 1215On Christmas<br> 1216or when you'd pass through <br> 1217You'd bring Danzig records <br> 1218for your nephew <br> 1219<br>
1220In hard times<br> 1221kids grow up fast<br> 1222Please be there for him <br> 1223your sister would ask<br> 1224He's trouble<br> 1225just like you were<br> 1226With girls & with teachers <br> 1227Without a father <br> 1228<br> 1229Like you<br> 1230when you were a child<br> 1231A young nephew out in the wild <br> 1232<br> 1233At sixteen<br> 1234he dropped out of school <br> 1235Took off with some jewelry <br> 1236his dad's coat & tools<br> 1237He called you<br> 1238from the bus depot<br> 1239With his girlfriend pregnant <br> 1240& nowhere to go <br> 1241<br> 1242You told him<br> 1243that he should go home<br> 1244& said you were sorry<br> 1245& hung up the phone <br> 1246Then no one<br> 1247heard from him at all <br> 1248When Alicia came crying <br> 1249you didn't mention his call <br> 1250<br> 1251Like you<br> 1252when you were a child<br> 1253Your nephew's out in the wild <br> 1254 <br> 1255 <br> 1256 <br> 1257 <br> 1258<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/new-gospel">NEW GOSPEL</a><br> 1259 <br> 1260I could hear the T.V. playing<br> 1261as I was coming up the stair<br> 1262loud enough the dead could hear<br> 1263 <br> 1264You've been watching all your<br> 1265game shows<br> 1266trying to find a code<br> 1267like there's some trick<br> 1268that they don't want you to know<br> 1269 <br> 1270You've been stashing all your empties<br> 1271in the neighbor's bins<br> 1272like the landlord doesn't know<br> 1273you're drinking<br> 1274 <br> 1275You've been sermonizing every day<br> 1276just to keep your ghosts away<br> 1277it's a wonder that you find<br> 1278so much to say<br> 1279 <br> 1280Oh<br> 1281you need a new gospel<br> 1282because the bottom fell out<br> 1283the old one long ago<br> 1284 <br> 1285 <br> 1286 <br> 1287 <br> 1288<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/the-one-about-the-rabbit-in-the-snow">THE ONE ABOUT THE RABBIT IN THE SNOW</a><br> 1289<br> 1290Christmas Eve eve tending bar at the Bunny Hutch<br> 1291I didn't know there was a show<br> 1292'til the headliner called from Columbus to cancel<br> 1293They said on account of the snow<br> 1294That just left the local, one DI & vocal<br> 1295An old punk that I used to know<br> 1296& they tuned their guitar & they sang for the bar<br> 1297One song in particular reminded me of you<br> 1298<br> 1299It was the one about the rabbit in the snow<br> 1300shivering under his coat<br> 1301Lost in the white<br> 1302& trying to find his way home<br> 1303<br> 1304When I noticed the snow's diagonal blow<br> 1305It was last call & time to go home<br> 1306So we said our goodnights & I cleaned up<br> 1307shut out the lights<br> 1308& locked up the place with the cold in my face<br> 1309The V-Dub was buried out front where I'd parked it<br> 1310but I'd left the shovel at home<br> 1311So I pulled on my good gloves<br> 1312a gift from you my love<br> 1313& I started walking & sort of sing-talking<br> 1314<br> 1315The one about the rabbit in the snow<br> 1316shivering under his coat<br> 1317Lost in the white<br> 1318& trying to find his way home<br> 1319<br> 1320& I thought of you warm asleep in our bed<br> 1321The radiator humming low<br> 1322& I pictured the string of lights<br> 1323we put up the other night<br> 1324& the way that they made our little room glow<br> 1325& halfway to home I knew I should have stayed<br> 1326That's when everything turned to white<br> 1327& with each step a fight<br> 1328I searched for our Christmas lights<br> 1329thinking again to the song in my head<br> 1330<br> 1331The one about the rabbit in the snow<br> 1332shivering under his coat<br> 1333Lost in the white<br> 1334& trying to find his way home<br> 1335 <br> 1336 <br> 1337 <br> 1338 <br> 1339<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/the-only-other-girl-from-back-home">THE ONLY OTHER GIRL FROM BACK HOME</a><br> 1340 1341<br> 1342Most of the snow's melted it's just lumps of ice <br> 1343& plastic bags strewn in the yard <br> 1344I'd go & get us a bottle of wine <br> 1345but I'm pretty sure that they card <br> 1346Lansing is ugly it smells like a bus <br> 1347but it's better than where we came from <br> 1348& you're the only girl I can talk to <br> 1349You're the only other girl from back home <br> 1350<br> 1351You got a job & you got me one too <br> 1352& we hated our jobs pretty bad <br> 1353but there was this one boy we both thought was cute <br> 1354This Hessian dishwasher named Chad <br> 1355& I took him home knowing you liked him first <br> 1356& you cussed me out on the phone <br> 1357Now you won't even talk to me <br> 1358& you're the only other girl from back home <br> 1359<br> 1360I ran into Case-Man an hour ago <br> 1361He was just passing through town <br> 1362He said this junior took gasoline cans <br> 1363& she burned our old high school down <br> 1364& I ran out to find you I looked everywhere <br> 1365though you said to leave you alone <br> 1366But you're the only person that I thought should know <br> 1367You're the only other girl from back home <br> 1368<br> 1369You're the one single person I wanted to tell <br> 1370We're the only two girls from back home <br> 1371 <br> 1372 <br> 1373 <br> 1374 <br> 1375<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/our-cat">OUR CAT</a><br> 1376<br> 1377Remember the time<br> 1378when our cat ran away<br> 1379we hollered her name<br> 1380up a bunch of driveways<br> 1381& drove twice a week<br> 1382to the SPCA<br> 1383to check every cage<br> 1384full of kittens & strays<br> 1385 <br> 1386You made some flyers<br> 1387at Copies To Go<br> 1388with her cutest picture<br> 1389our number below<br> 1390& we hung on windows<br> 1391&
1391 telephone poles<br> 1392& I'm pretty sure<br> 1393we bummed out everyone we know<br> 1394 <br> 1395A whole month went by<br> 1396& it rained every day<br> 1397& most of our flyers<br> 1398got moldy & gray<br> 1399then somebody found her<br> 1400a few blocks away<br> 1401she was skinny & scared<br> 1402but she was okay<br> 1403 <br> 1404Remember the strangers<br> 1405who thought they were wise<br> 1406who insisted she'd come back<br> 1407& cats have nine lives<br> 1408& we'd try to act gratefu<br> 1409 for stupid advice<br> 1410cats don't come back sometimes<br> 1411but this time it was fine<br> 1412 <br> 1413 <br> 1414 <br> 1415 <br> 1416<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/pamela">PAMELA</a><br> 1417<br> 1418Your dad was seventeen <br> 1419& dumb as a drum machine <br> 1420A star & a goat <br> 1421on a chain at his throat <br> 1422Sold acid & mescaline <br> 1423but even when he was clean <br> 1424he still had the smell of weed in his coat <br> 1425<br> 1426You were named after a fake I.D. <br> 1427Smaller than you should be <br> 1428with eyes just as black as the sea <br> 1429<br> 1430Your mom was sixteen <br> 1431& sweeter than saccharine <br> 1432Always said her prayers <br> 1433unless he was there <br> 1434She worked at Dairy Queen <br> 1435& no matter how she cleaned <br> 1436she still had the smell of death in her hair <br> 1437<br> 1438You were born into a world of sin <br> 1439You are the devil's kin <br> 1440The sign of the beast on your skin <br> 1441<br> 1442You have come to fulfill a prophecy <br> 1443To level humanity <br> 1444& burn everything that you see <br> 1445 <br> 1446 <br> 1447 <br> 1448 <br> 1449<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/rabbits">RABBITS</a><br> 1450<br> 1451Woke up late<br> 1452in a fog<br> 1453Took a pill<br> 1454walked the dog<br> 1455Down Levon<br> 1456onto Birch<br> 1457Heard the sound<br> 1458of the organ<br> 1459inside the church<br> 1460<br> 1461Floated on<br> 1462down to Vine<br> 1463like we did<br> 1464a hundred times<br> 1465Felt the leash<br> 1466pulling hard<br> 1467towards a family<br> 1468of rabbits<br> 1469in your old yard<br> 1470<br> 1471The last that I heard<br> 1472you'd settled down<br> 1473in South Bend<br> 1474& married a girl<br> 1475whose folks own the bar<br> 1476that you tend<br> 1477<br> 1478Up above<br> 1479village square<br> 1480saw some birds<br> 1481huddled there<br> 1482chirping on<br> 1483power lines<br> 1484they seemed happy<br> 1485just to be<br> 1486with their own kind<br> 1487<br> 1488The last that I heard<br> 1489you'd settled down<br> 1490in South Bend<br> 1491& married a girl<br> 1492whose folks own the bar<br> 1493that you tend<br> 1494& you'd had a baby<br> 1495maybe by now<br> 1496you've had ten<br> 1497but I wanna see you again<br> 1498<br> 1499In the park<br> 1500there's a pine<br> 1501with your name<br> 1502next to mine<br> 1503& the heart<br> 1504that you carved<br> 1505still surrounds us<br> 1506I feel it there always<br> 1507<br> 1508Lily + Michael<br> <br> 1509 <br> 1510 <br> 1511 <br> 1512<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/rene-goodnight-2">RENE GOODNIGHT</a><br> 1513<br> 1514When I meet you at Juan's party you'd just moved here<br> 1515You knew some of my friends from Tulsa<br> 1516I liked your accent & we talked til Juan kicked us out<br> 1517You walked me back to my apartment<br> 1518<br> 1519But you didn't come inside<br> 1520You just smiled at me so wide<br> 1521You said "I'm so glad I met you<br> 1522Rene Goodnight"<br> 1523<br> 1524Thought about you the next morning & called up Fran<br> 1525to see how well she knew you from Tulsa<br> 1526She said "Uh oh he's got a reputation here<br> 1527I heard that he hurt some old partners"<br> 1528<br> 1529Is that why you had to move<br> 1530Are the Tulsa rumors true<br> 1531When you called that night I sent it to voicemail<br> 1532<br> 1533& when I saw you at the diner the next weekend<br> 1534I got scared & ducked into a booth<br> 1535& hid behind a menu 'til you got up to go<br> 1536I watched you pay your check & leave alone<br> 1537<br> 1538Now I see you in my dreams<br> 1539Sometimes sinister & mean<br> 1540Sometimes sweet as hell<br> 1541I don't know what to believe<br> 1542<br> 1543When you walked me home that night<br> 1544I had felt safe by your side<br> 1545You said "I'm so glad I met you<br> 1546Rene Goodnight"<br> 1547<br> 1548 <br> 1549 <br> 1550 <br> 1551 <br> 1552<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/richmond">RICHMOND</a><br> 1553<br> 1554I drove back to Richmond<br> 1555to see you again<br> 1556I was supposed to work but<br> 1557gave my shift to a friend<br> 1558I came back to show you<br> 1559the ways that I've grown<br> 1560now that I'm older<br> 1561& have lived on my own<br>
1562To show you the ways you<br> 1563made me who I am<br> 1564I see you in the mirror<br> 1565<br> 1566I drove back to Richmond<br> 1567to see how you've been<br> 1568To learn more about all<br> 1569the life that you've lived<br> 1570& to talk about CJ<br> 1571& to talk about Chris<br> 1572& all my reasons for leaving<br> 1573& everything that I've missed<br> 1574I've been so sad & angry<br> 1575I know you've been too<br> 1576but I can't take the silence<br> 1577<br> 1578I drove back to Richmond<br> 1579with no real plan<br> 1580I stopped at a truck stop<br> 1581& slept in the van<br> 1582& it was still early<br> 1583when I got to town<br> 1584I went by the churchyard<br> 1585then just drove around<br> 1586Drove slow down our street 'til<br> 1587I got to the house<br> 1588I saw you in the window<br> 1589<br> 1590<br> 1591<br> 1592<br> 1593<br> 1594<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/riot-grrrls">RIOT GRRRLS</a><br> 1595 <br> 1596Meg & me were friends<br> 1597when we were in school<br> 1598we were the only riot girls<br> 1599that we knew<br> 1600 <br> 1601summer jobs at the Oak Mall<br> 1602Cinemas 1 & 2<br> 1603we saw every movie<br> 1604we could sit through<br> 1605 <br> 1606gin in soda cups<br> 1607when we'd work nights<br> 1608the projectionist gave us weed<br> 1609sometimes<br> 1610 <br> 1611& we'd drive around<br> 1612in my father's Taurus<br> 1613singing along with the tapes<br> 1614that Meg made us<br> 1615 <br> 1616Meg went crazy we lost touch<br> 1617I don't think of her much<br> 1618I've got kids of my own<br> 1619the oldest half grown<br> 1620 <br> 1621I left for Reed that fall<br> 1622& Meg got fired<br> 1623but we'd talk on the phone<br> 1624most nights 'til we got tired<br> 1625 <br> 1626I made friends with girls my age<br> 1627Meg drank on her own<br> 1628& when the money ran out<br> 1629she moved home<br> 1630 <br> 1631& we'd drive around<br> 1632when I came home for Christmas<br> 1633wondering if we ran<br> 1634who'd miss us<br> 1635 <br> 1636 <br> 1637 <br> 1638 <br> 1639<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/same-dream">SAME DREAM</a><br> 1640 <br> 1641You wake from the same dream<br> 1642where you get fat<br> 1643& to your shock<br> 1644you give birth to your old cat<br> 1645Your neighbor's snoring<br> 1646Hear the parakeet<br> 1647Sit by the window<br> 1648& stare down at the street<br> 1649<br> 1650Sunrise<br> 1651Grey & orange streaks<br> 1652Thirty more weeks<br> 1653<br> 1654The morning train<br> 1655The crush & sound<br> 1656It's seventeen stops<br> 1657before you get downtown<br> 1658Your stomach's queasy<br> 1659with flashes of heat<br> 1660But maybe once that belly shows<br> 1661you'll get a seat<br> 1662<br> 1663It roars & it creaks<br> 1664Thirty more weeks<br> 1665<br> 1666You check rental listings<br> 1667on your lunch at work<br> 1668You could have a real house<br> 1669if you just left New York<br> 1670A vegetable garden<br> 1671A white picket fence<br> 1672Closer to mom<br> 1673Reasonable rents<br> 1674<br> 1675A happy place for childhood memories<br> 1676Thirty more weeks<br> 1677 <br> 1678 <br> 1679 <br> 1680 <br> 1681<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/the-sister-you-never-had">THE SISTER YOU NEVER HAD</a><br> 1682 <br> 1683Turn off the T.V.<br> 1684& please set the table<br> 1685the casserole's ready at 6<br> 1686& go fetch your brother<br> 1687he's down at Patricia's<br> 1688they're watching horror flicks<br> 1689 <br> 1690They'll show you the scary part<br> 1691a wolf rips a man apart<br> 1692from within there's no defense<br> 1693like 3 plates at dinner<br> 1694ever since the winter<br> 1695it doesn't make any sense<br> 1696 <br> 1697Changes come with the seasons<br> 1698let summer turn into fall<br> 1699there's no use complaining<br> 1700you don't want things changing<br> 1701at all<br> 1702 <br> 170315 years later<br> 1704you live on an island<br> 1705but you've got your telephone calls<br> 1706you'll see mom at Christmas<br> 1707& Dad at Thanksgiving<br> 1708your brother you won't see at all<br> 1709 <br> 1710He's living abroad now<br> 1711somewhere in England<br> 1712& going by Deborah or Paul<br> 1713he signed you a postcard<br> 1714the sister you never had<br> 1715you've got it pinned to your wall<br> 1716 <br> 1717Changes come with the seasons<br> 1718let summer turn into fall<br> 1719there's no use complaining<br> 1720you don't want things changing<br> 1721at all<br> 1722 <br> 1723 <br> 1724 <br> 1725 <br> 1726<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/summer-music">SUMMER MUSIC</a><br> 1727 <br> 1728Some recollection of symmetry<br> 1729it was hazy & 70<br> 1730& her in her summer dress<br> 1731half a beer & her hair a mess<br> 1732 <br> 1733The sound of music<br> 1734from the kitchen boombox<br> 1735 <br> 1736With a heart like a symphony<br> 1737cymbal crashing infinity<br> 1738it came under some duress<br> 1739she left with my happiness<br> 1740 <br> 1741The sound of music<br> 1742from the kitchen boombox<br> 1743 <br> 1744There's no comfort in sympathy<br> 1745she's upstate with a family<br> 1746I'm still at the same address<br> 1747I still believe I could love her best<br> 1748 <br> 1749The sound of music<br> 1750from the kitchen boombox<br> 1751 <br> 1752 <br> 1753 <br> 1754 <br> 1755<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/summon-satan">SUMMON SATAN</a><br> 1756<br> 1757You had tried to summon Satan <br> 1758but screwed up the incantation <br> 1759& left an open portal <br> 1760on your parents' kitchen wall <br> 1761& the demons you released that day <br> 1762have stayed with you you along your way <br>
1763Screaming in your ear <br> 1764Kill them all <br> 1765<br> 1766You can worry about the future <br> 1767You can worry about the past <br> 1768You can worry about how long <br> 1769this curse is going to last <br> 1770<br> 1771You were walking through the park one night <br> 1772angry looking for a fight <br> 1773when you heard a busker <br> 1774playing accordion <br> 1775<br> 1776You stuck him twice & down he fell <br> 1777Sealed your passage straight to hell <br> 1778& you knew at once <br> 1779that you would kill again <br> 1780<br> 1781You can worry about the future <br> 1782You can worry about the past <br> 1783You can worry about how long <br> 1784this loneliness will last <br> 1785<br> 1786You can worry about the future <br> 1787You can worry about the past <br> 1788You can worry about how long <br> 1789this curse is going to last <br> 1790 <br> 1791 <br> 1792 <br> 1793 <br> 1794<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/the-tooth-fairy">THE TOOTH FAIRY</a><br> 1795 <br> 1796Melody lost a tooth the other night<br> 1797& I only had a twenty on me<br> 1798Clare was in Wisconsin seeing her ma<br> 1799'cause she just had surgery<br> 1800So after I tucked Melody into bed<br> 1801& waited a while 'til she was asleep<br> 1802I put on my shoes & I slipped out the back<br> 1803& walked to the liquor store<br> 1804<br> 1805Now I'd just intended to break my twenty<br> 1806so I'd have a dollar to put under her pillow<br> 1807I figured a 6-pack of High Life would do the trick<br> 1808as well as a candy bar would<br> 1809<br> 1810So back to the house with the 6-pack in hand<br> 1811A ten & a one in my wallet<br> 1812I crept through the back door to Melody's room<br> 1813but found her bed empty<br> 1814Oh, I said her name & I switched on the light<br> 1815& panicked & shouting I searched through the house<br> 1816Just as I thought I should call the police<br> 1817I heard Melody through the window<br> 1818<br> 1819I ran out the front door as she turned to me<br> 1820her bare little feet on the street<br> 1821& through her sobbing she asked me<br> 1822"Where did you go<br> 1823Where did you go, Dad<br> 1824I couldn't find you"<br> 1825 <br> 1826 <br> 1827 <br> 1828 <br> 1829<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/trisha-please-come-home">TRISHA PLEASE COME HOME</a><br> 1830 <br> 1831You don't call me ever on the phone <br> 1832Am I supposed to listen to Thin Lizzy <br> 1833& get high on my own <br> 1834I went by the restaurant <br> 1835Becky said <br> 1836you don't work there anymore <br> 1837She said one guy too many made a pass at you <br> 1838& you walked out the door <br> 1839<br> 1840You dropped your apron in the parking lot <br> 1841& never came back for your last paycheck <br> 1842<br> 1843I don't see you ever at the bar <br> 1844I'm always on the lookout <br> 1845for your busted ass Windstar <br> 1846Your name's off your buzzer <br> 1847There's no welcome mat <br> 1848sitting outside your door <br> 1849Your neighbor said the landlord raised the rent �til you <br> 1850wouldn't pay it anymore <br> 1851<br> 1852You cleared the whole place out in a single night <br> 1853& you were up & gone before it was light <br> 1854<br> 1855You used to get so mad <br> 1856I couldn't take you serious <br> 1857I'd make one stupid joke <br> 1858& you'd act furious <br> 1859You even warned me once <br> 1860that you'd get out somehow <br> 1861I guess you're somewhere laughing now <br> 1862<br> 1863Wild one wild one where'd you go <br> 1864Wild one wild one where'd you go <br> 1865<br> 1866Trisha please come home <br> 1867 <br> 1868 <br> 1869 <br> 1870 <br> 1871<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/true-love-death-dream">TRUE LOVE DEATH DREAM</a><br> 1872<br> 1873In memory you're 17<br> 1874in your boyfriend's Econoline<br> 1875at the Aquatorium in Gary<br> 1876A dress shirt & his favorite jeans<br> 1877His hair is long & smelling good<br> 1878The music loud & when he looks into your eyes<br> 1879<br> 1880It was true love<br> 1881Don't ever let them tell you any different<br> 1882It was true love<br> 1883True love love<br> 1884<br> 1885A month after you left for school<br> 1886he crashed his van & he was killed<br> 1887He had your name tattooed you never saw it<br> 1888You got the call & didn't cry<br> 1889You blew off class & got the bus<br> 1890They whispered when they saw you at the funeral<br> 1891<br> 1892that it was true love<br> 1893Don't ever let them tell you any different<br> 1894It was true love<br> 1895True love love<br> 1896<br> 1897& now your dog has got his name<br> 1898You never tell anyone that<br> 1899His memory's your one constant companion<br> 1900<br> 1901& it was true love<br> 1902Don't ever let them tell you any different<br> 1903It was true love<br> 1904True love love<br> 1905 <br> 1906 <br> 1907 <br> 1908 <br> 1909<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/whirlaway-the-horse">WHIRLAWAY THE HORSE</a><br> 1910 1911 <br> 1912Bet on a long shot a colt in the third<br> 1913paid out considerable<br> 1914broke me from miserable<br> 1915 <br> 1916Cashed my winnings & built the bar<br> 1917called it The Whirlaway<br> 1918that was the pony's name<br> 1919 <br> 1920'41-'42 horse of the year<br> 1921Triple Crown victory<br>
1922he's been real good to me<br> 1923 <br> 1924Child of Blenheim & Dustwhirl<br> 1925British blood pumping<br> 1926that chestnut was something<br> 1927 <br> 1928Not long ago Whirlaway died<br> 1929it's his picture here on my arm<br> 1930if you're in here drinking<br> 1931just raise a glass to him<br> 1932 <br> 1933Our good old lucky charm<br> 1934 <br> 1935 <br> 1936 <br> 1937 <br> 1938<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/the-year-i-lived-in-richmond">THE YEAR I LIVED IN RICHMOND</a><br> 1939<br> 1940The year I lived in Richmond<br> 1941there was a killer on the loose<br> 1942Four women slain in my neighborhood<br> 1943It was all over the news<br> 1944Deborah Lee Hill moved to Richmond<br> 1945round about the same time as me<br> 1946She was a peculiar one, the strong & silent type<br> 1947I'd see her at the bar occasionally<br> 1948<br> 1949The summer was hot that year in Richmond<br> 1950Deborah didn't have an A/C<br> 1951She slept with her second story bedroom window up<br> 1952Just to catch a little breeze<br> 1953She woke one night to an intruder<br> 1954climbing in her window from a tree<br> 1955Deborah up & ran for a kitchen knife<br> 1956& stabbed him in his chest repeatedly<br> 1957<br> 1958The coroner came to take the body<br> 1959Deborah packed up all her things<br> 1960She left in her pickup truck as soon as morning came<br> 1961She'd seen all she cared to see<br> 1962The rest of the year I lived in Richmond<br> 1963they talked about murders on TV<br> 1964Any child could tell you how that killer died<br> 1965under the knife of Deborah Lee<br> 1966<br> 1967 <br> 1968 <br> 1969 <br> 1970 <br> 1971<a href="https://advancebase.bandcamp.com/track/your-dog">YOUR DOG</a><br> 1972<br> 1973Don't go down Highland Street<br> 1974all that much anymore<br> 1975but I had to get my glasses fixed<br> 1976Right there in front<br> 1977of the old coffee shop was Walter<br> 1978just sitting where he'd always sit<br> 1979<br> 1980& he was staring in the window<br> 1981& maybe at you<br> 1982or maybe at whomever's walking him<br> 1983to fetch your muffins & your Sunday papers<br> 1984the way we used to<br> 1985<br> 1986I don't drink coffee<br> 1987all that much anymore<br> 1988When I do I fix it at home<br> 1989Don't do the crosswords Sundays<br> 1990I can feel dumb other ways<br> 1991I could never finish them alone<br> 1992<br> 1993Sundays I ride down to the dog park<br> 1994on the other side of town<br> 1995just to sit down in the shade<br> 1996& watch those puppies running round<br> 1997<br> 1998I don't miss feeling bad & dreading every call<br> 1999The constant screaming dialogue<br> 2000I swear that there were some days<br> 2001it felt like I was only<br> 2002coming around for your dog<br> 2003<br> 2004All those sunny days with Walter<br> 2005chasing squirrels around the park<br> 2006& the way he'd flip<br> 2007when he would see me coming<br> 2008like the way he did this morning<br> 2009with his big old Walter bark<br> 2010<br> 2011Bark bark<br> 2012Bark bark<br> 2013Bark bark<br> 2014Hey there Walter<br> 2015Bark bark<br> 2016<br> 2017 <br> 2018 <br> 2019 <br> 2020 <br> 2021all music & lyrics by Owen Ashworth except where noted<br> 2022 <br> 2023 <br> 2024 <br> 2025 <br> 2026 <br> 2027 <br> 2028 <br> 2029 </th> 2030 </tr> 2031 <tr> 2032 <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> 2033 </td> 2034 <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> 2035 </td> 2036 <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> 2037 </td> 2038 <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> 2039 </td> 2040 </tr> 2041 </tbody> 2042</table> 2043</body> 2044</html>
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