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And It Nearly Killed Me!

from Bowl, Holland by Common Jack

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Get me out of the desert sun,
Give me a drink and we’ll have some fun,
Cause it’s all a game.
I’m not scared of a smoking gun,
My skin is thick and my brain is numb,
It’s all the same

I’ll go anywhere the moon has friends,
I’ll follow him down where the black street ends,
I’m not alone.
I’m not scared of a spinning wheel
Where lives are lost and the dead can steal,
I’ll throw the money stone.

All I see:
Lonely me.

But I was there
In the county chair
And the judge’s hair
Was white as snow
But he was gone,
O my life!
O my children!
O my wife!
Can you tell me, am I broken?

O my Lord won’t you make me brave?
Cause I think my need will dig my grave.
Cause I come from Nero.
I guess he knew that a life well-lived
Is life well won, oh well my son,
Won’t you save me from zero?

I saw a man in a mirrored wall
But the person’s name I can’t recall,
Did I know him?
I watch myself in the fiery dawn
And I wonder did I leave my gas stove on?
I feel so thin.

All I see:
Lonely me,
Bloody knee,
Spending spree.

But I was there
In the county chair
And the preacher’s hair
Was black as coal
But he was gone,
O my life!
O my children!
O my wife!
Can you tell I am broken?

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from Bowl, Holland, released December 14, 2015
John Gardner: Vocals, guitar, banjo, wurlitzer

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