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To The Last Dead Cowboy

by Waco Brothers

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1.
Geronimo 02:31
oh no geronimo! oh no geronimo!
2.
from the country to the town police and busses held us down back at the start when the ground was made plenty tough and union made I don't think the king woke up one morning said all the people should be better paid NO things were bad but things got changed plenty tough and union made we're plenty tough and union made one long struggle day by day that's how we got to live this way plenty tough and union made risked a lot to live like humans locked up beaten and defamed no one said it's gonna be easy plenty tough and union made callers cringe and traders sneer like the first war never happened here don't forget as future phrase plenty tough and union made plenty tough and union made one long struggle day by day that's how we got to be this way plenty tough and union made our rewards are not in heaven plenty tough and union made we get part and strung together plenty tough and union made divided we fall united we stand plenty tough and union made working woman and a working man plenty tough and union made when I'm waiting for judgment day plenty tough and union made
3.
Harm's Way 02:40
well I slipped out the backdoor as the ambulance arrived well I'd like to told them my story but I know I would've lied so I pawned my sisters diamond ring got on the greyhounds back I figured with a little leeway I might just get on track and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way (x2) by the time I'd got to Chicago I thought I had something to sell but the deal fell through as they always do c'est la vie what the hell every time I pick up my baby working in that old coal mine I feel so god damn guilty I almost change my mind and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way (x2) and I'm just trying to stay out of harm's way
4.
Bully 02:56
feet don't fail me now from mouth to floor choose the pedal and stick there and the shoulders have no head and I have no coal and long to pull over and sleep there in the flesh it's a wrinkle I didn't expect when did the journey become such a chore all the bullies been picking fights pinching and chopping hides and leaving nasty clues on dressing room walls and that's not all well trust a tall shepherd when all aim and bleeding been bruised so badly it's not worth repeating are my cheeks red I'll forgive you for everything that respectable suit hangs ragged and loose it's a hazard it fits you and the pupils shine without distractions and dots and lines painted rosy and damn that must get you careful what you backed into down like a hawk to peck you to pieces question each action and keep you from speaking are my cheeks red I'll forgive you for everything
5.
well if you don't change your mind darling I'll change it for you and if you don't really mind darling I'll take it from here there's no use resisting coming your way id be confined for an eternity were gonna roll into the sleepy tide gonna turn this motel upside down yeah if you don't change your mind darling I'll change it for ya and if you don't really mind honey I'll take it from here the old man is smiling across the road makes me feel like their in the know you complain about this dusty town you got your law and order now if you don't change your mind darling I'll change it for ya and if you don't really mind honey I'll take it from here if you don't change your mind darling I'll change it for ya and if you don't really mind honey I'll take it from here
6.
please don't fall in love tonight just go on home I saw the man give up the fight if he's got some place to go I never get the message that's washed up on the sand I wake up in some strange place and the bottles in my hand I'm grateful for your company you sponge my brow and soak me in cold water as it tastes so sour I can't budge from my mouth across the lake of vinegar I roll my boat so far but never call her the night was dark as she was nowhere to be found I never get the message that's washed up on the sand I wake up in some strange place with the bottles in my hand take off my clothes and take me in I'm sick and lonely so in need of shelter don't let me be misunderstood again so drown the drink I nearly fell head over heels to kiss the captains daughter I know I can't complain about a thing
7.
to the devil and all his cockroaches we'll raise our glass today but before we sip this poison wine we will kneel and pray the pastor says come and get it the drugs and the money's right here but where was he when I needed him a downtown drink and beer we're too sweet to die we'll be buried alive the lipstick on my shirt says we're too sweet to die you threw me out of the limo I fell and smashed my head stumbled to the water and sank to the river bed down there with the roots and weeds was dragged along for awhile hell like chilly winters at night all the hunter's style but up up up goes love and down down down goes hate you left me up at the garden and left me by the pearly gates we're too sweet to die we'll be buried alive the lipstick on my shirt says we're too sweet to die but up up up goes love and down down down goes hate you left me up at the garden and left me by the pearly gates we're too sweet to die we'll be buried alive the lipstick on my shirt says we're too sweet to die the writing on my grave says we're too sweet to die
8.
you never believe me even when I tell the truth those lights are turned off in a humble home the band plays out of tune you never console me even though I throw the fire and you wonder aloud why we bother to crawl the same bed each night that's what she said and without a tear sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here my dear as you're sleeping do you dream of the day when the sun is so bright and the sky so clear you can dodge what's headed your way that's what she said without a tear sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here yeah that's what she said and without a tear sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here
9.
I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man frightened by the thunder and the cold many times you see me out there on the land I'm a man who died a long long time ago I'm a man who died a long long time ago the trail is long but it leads everywhere out in the desert glare I put my hat down over my eyes hypnotized by the image on the screen shirt so white and clean so the pistols on the side take a trip to the wide open spaces looking for the traces of that wild friend to his car riding out feel the rain on our faces for the familiar places truck stop and the mall this country starts to look and sound the same there's a singer on the radio and I don't like his name I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man frightened by the thunder and the cold many times you see me out there on the land I'm a man who died a long long time ago I'm a man who died a long long time ago we light the range paint the town red on the weekend while the bankers and the lawyers drive our country to the wall four winds blow turn up my collar by a burger for a dollar it's the final cattle call I'm a careless hopeless hard drinking man frightened by the thunder and the cold many times you see me out there on the land I'm a man who died a long long time ago I'm a man who died a long long time ago
10.
if I was you leaving I'd leave in the morning and not even wait for goodbyes no don't you just stand there fumbling for words I don't want to see us backed up leaving nice cause you walked all over my heart last night and we reached new heights of pain don't wait to hear my side of things cause I'm begging for you to come back again you found my lead and you packed up your bags took a train far away from me so I took it upon me to track down your ma to see if she knew where you might be she said son I lost K ever since she was 9 think you better come in and sit down you look a good man don't blame yourself I'll tell ya really why my little girl left town oh we don't have no say in our in laws now there's an old man who sits behind bars see me always had the eye for pretty young girls and my K.T. bears all his scars so if I was you leaving I'd leave in the morning and not even wait for goodbyes now don't you just stand there fumbling for words I don't want to see us backed up leaving nice cause they trampled all over your heart before and there's now way to switch up the pain but there's one man right here to take away your fear and I'm begging for you to come back again
11.
well I'd smelled the glory and I've asked for money I've seen the screen play I've been hooked you're going down now for a count of nothing just pretend you never looked at the age of 14 city called me called my bluff called me a fool now I feel like I'm 97 and you're still takin me to school play that nice I said drink it I start to see things clearer still though I'll never be in your company you're always whispering in my ear well i'm cold callin in a tuxedo and can ya sing in a gown oh those last minute alterations she's gonna take me right to town play that nice I said drink it I start to see things clearer still though I'll never be in your company you're always whispering in my ear
12.
well we all knew things had to get better if we kept acting rational and sane I can see the clouds on the horizon bad times are comin round again comin round the corner cross the country and shares are rising on the stock exchange people are making hay while the sun shines cause bad times are coming round again bad times are comin round bad times are comin round bad times are comin round again well you might need a drink but you don't need a weather van bad times are comin round again well slaves dragged here by the millions they worked and died till freedom was won now you look around for that freedom see it slippin down the barrel of a gun white man in suits lose all direction and white man in hoods are back again and running in the 96 election bad times are coming round again bad times are comin round bad times are comin round bad times are comin round again board up your windows this will be a hurricane yuppies come and gentrify your neighborhood crusties say they'll fight it to the end but no one asked the black or the latinos cause bad times are coming round again bad times are comin round bad times are comin round bad times are comin round again well you might need a drink but you don't need a weather van bad times are comin round again bad times are comin round bad times are comin round cause bad times are coming round again board up your windows this will be a hurricane
13.
Red Door 02:57
at the top of the stairs is a red door she likes it behind her each night I sit on the stoop at the druggest and wonder who shot out the lights at the top of the stairs is a red door on the night stand sits up like foam it's been years since she disconnected but there's one more way one more way one one more way to be alone well she used to drink sour matched whiskey and dance on her toes until dawn nobody knows why she went away and where all the music has gone at the end of the road is a dance hall boarded it up years ago a lot of the graphs are all dry now but there's one more way one more way one more way to be alone at the top of the stairs is a red door and someday I'll tear that thing down but for now I'll just sit and wait for the daylight and there's no new way no new way no new way to be alone
14.
the last president of the USA is Dollar Bill the Cowboy standing under the gallows tree Dollar Bill the Cowboy the Cowboy a quiet man with dignity is Dollar Bill the Cowboy skulls and bones and history Dollar Bill the Cowboy finish the puzzle attach the muzzle the white heat of technology will you take a kiss from these yellow gypsy lips will you take one last ride with me he's the one eyed jack in the pyramid is Dollar Bill the Cowboy from Halloween to hallowing is Dollar Bill the Cowboy he'll run from here to eternity is Dollar Bill the Cowboy standing under the gallows tree is Dollar Bill the Cowboy take one last ride take one last ride with me will you take one last ride with me will you take a kiss from these yellow gypsy lips will you take one last ride with me the last president of the USA is Dollar Bill the Cowboy standing under the gallows tree Dollar Bill the Cowboy the Cowboy a quiet man with dignity is Dollar Bill the Cowboy skulls and bones and history Dollar Bill the Cowboy

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released April 1, 1995

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Waco Brothers Chicago, Illinois

You've heard of the crossroads where Robert Johnson made his deal with the devil? Well, the Wacos race towards the crossroads of punk and country, heedless of speed limits and stop signs. The collisions spectacular, loud, energizing and sometimes messy. ... more

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