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The dude abides

by Greg Rekus

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1.
Signature of the poor 03:40
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His name is John Turned 17 With mom didn't care and a dad he's never seen Just looking for a friend He knew this place They don't ID He walked to the bar blank stare in company Guess the first round is on me And we'll drink one for the kid next door And we'll drank one for his future in life 'Cause this ship's going down ain't no life boat be found When money is the color we can't pass around Her name is Jane Past 23 High school was though ain't no university Help wanted ad regular She knew this place Just down the street Alone at a table waiting guys to meet Mind if I take a seat His name was Jack At 49 Divorced, with no kids memorized help line Just looking for a friend Down on your luck I know a place Not much to the joint but sometimes you'll find an ace In these problems that we chase
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Albert song 03:12
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Thinking I'm not scared of social drinking Who would care if we were sinking I'm not scared to let the waves carry me away People Friends and foes alike Ask me your fortunes tonight You wouldn't like the truth I declare Honestly is spared I'm not scared of being alone I'm not scared of everyone Everything I see Pull up a barstool tonight All is in reach that's necessary for our fight Everyone's budget's tight Next drink on me Excuses We find all uses Wrapped around our nooses Russian roulette so let's gamble our way home Stranger Your face look more like mine Everything comes in time This dedication to these self destructive lives You know I'll get mine
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The high cost of low prices 01:55
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I see it in our eyes These desperate eyes Plagued by beautifuland compromised disease If there's a way to show We still have control To live our lives the way we want to be So here we go Learning what we already know Preach to convinced mind if it's all we get to say Every chance to say Every chance to show We're not too fucked up to know word can travel in the strangest way We can't change the world But we can change our world Where we spend our money everyday If it's locally grown Made here at home For an honest rate it's worth the extra pay I know it's easier to buy The cheapest shit in supply And ignore who works for lousy unfair wage The benefits we reap We exploit a poor country Till we learn these lower prices aren't cheap
4.
The mirror in my favorite bar 03:38
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You'd think 8 shots would be enough Point those feet towards the door You still got to to stare your words your stupid smile sweaty hands you know your cards got room for more I've always hated hearing lies Yet still come dribbling from this mouth We're all to the brim of shit and piss exceptions to the rules Yet none of us would seem to mind Better days will not be left behind Insecurities we demand to hide Better days will come and go with time Lets hope this twenty gets me over the line At distant corners of the room A glance shot out distant eyes I bet she likes the guys with money, cars, clean shaven, brand new cloths But I'd stupid not to try Hoisted anchor we set sail The back and forth of choppy seas As I draw near exchanged the first shot fired whisky tipped it back You'd think she'd go buy one for me
5.
Friends of mine 03:04
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Dancing around 02:31
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Dancing around, I guess I got my feet on the ground I don't hear a sound when I ask "Where does our money go?" A socialist name, I'm labelled in this capitalist game It's all the same so blow the whistle on the corporate team I call a foul for this greedy mundane circumstance Everytime we turn around and they kicks us in the ass If we build bombs then we'll probably have war But if we build houses we could house the poor A take and a give promises future of sovereignty free Our world could be catchy slogans and poverty But we can break free, so scream out loud and let them hear our voice I don't think that our country should go to war to prove we're free Money into social needs sounds way better to me A country that's run by the business elite But can they relate to who lives in the streets? Selfish or not in the end we all still have to eat
7.
No work today 03:43
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Fuck you 'ol foreman, I'm heading straight to the door Fuck you 'ol foreman, I'm heading straight to the door You can tell those pricks I ain't work here no more Fuck all your orders, I ain't no second class Fuck all your orders, I ain't no second class My god damn lips ain't here to kiss your ass No work today Sleep late say what I wanna say This guitar should be playing all day I ain't working today
8.
Consequence 02:43
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And I say Consequence is real Your laugh in my face It leads me back to here Envious to shame The circumstance remains It's all that I can hear So go pick a side if you're old enough to choose Our hearts divide Don't blame yourself for what you couldn't do Why do we both lie if everything we lost we had to loose? Time fades Life becomes a dream Imaginations seen Surreal yet routine So push it all away It's easier to flee With nothing left to be Go go pick a side if you're old enough to choose Our hearts divide Don't blame yourself for what you couldn't do Why do we both lie if everything we lost we had to loose? There things we lost we had to loose There things we lost we had to loose There things we lost we had to loose
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One last word 02:44
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One last word and I'll turn to stone Block those feelings I'll never know One last time This time is the end Made my promise My amends Every meaningless word that he said I'll be fine One more burbon I'll fade away Lie those problems down in a grave Patience waits, guilt never does Save my place My life I swear I'll be back when I'm done I'll be fine What he lacked in attention he paid for in stride All those feeling they kept inside When I'm gone I hope they don't mind But when I'm gone promise me you won't forget that I was alive
10.
I guess that's my excuse
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Well I'm still breathing I guess that's my excuse To keep on singing My feet ain't broken I guess that's my excuse to keep on dancing Forget the troubles in our lives My mind's made up and I'll be fine Well I can still swallow I guess that's my excuse to keep on drinking I ain't seeing double I guess that's my excuse to keep on buying Forget the troubles in our lives My mind's made up and I'll be fine

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released December 31, 2010

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