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Bag O' Nails

by John the Baptist

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Boy, don't you turn into a sad ol' kid like me I go and gamble every penny that I see Yeah, I'll go on down tonight and drink until I'm blind And somebody'll hold you tight 'til everything's alright Well, you won't believe it but it's the god damn truth Yeah, I went and flew off of a god damn roof And I saw God In the sky I watched his eyes Watch me die Well, I've got wisdom but I still don't got a clue And you've got some questions someone else will listen to But you can fall Where you like Cause after all We're alright
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Desert Lands 05:34
Out in the summer time Gonna walk that way back home And I feel alright When you come my way My oh my I'm so high
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I'm in one mind to lose my sight My brain ain't what it's been I find no sense in consciousness So I've taken to routine My name don't say a lot 'bout me It paints more than I can hold So people think the best of me And watch as I unfold Fingers in the engine, now Faces in the sky The washing line spins in time To some wicked nurs'ry rhyme And I catch the sun As it catches you upon the head And in my mind I watch you die While you watch me sleepin' instead Well, open up the coffee, dear There's somethin' I first need to do And put some on while I am gone And grab some cups for two Just think, it's been a long, long time Since whatever it was I said Would ever be the death of me And I can't live with this regret
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Walt's 04:19
Take me back to happiness And I'll tell you where I'll be Cause I've been in this bar too long And I can't find my way out Well, I know you care And I don't mind takin' the long way home Cause the moon is bright And the stars shine down on me Take me back to desert lands Take me home Take me back to desert lands And I'll tell you what I want Cause I've been in this dream too long And I can't find my way out Well, I know you care And I don't mind takin' the long way home Cause the moon is bright And the stars shine down on me
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I ain't got much time To sit around and wait Been sent to help the hungry Try to lift some sorta weight But they can't seem to get Their trials off their minds Accusin' me of comin' here To finish off their rinds But how can I sing for the poor If I ain't poor myself? Well, I'll take my hat, my coat And pass them on to someone else I'll make my way along The borders of this land And I'll just keep on walkin' 'til my legs refuse to stand So won't you come my way And spend another day In the grips of nothingness While we figure out this mess So if you needs a little time To think it over too Well, we can take a walk And talk it over while we do My memory's not great But I've shared with you what I know And I remember fallin' ill As the winter brought the snow There were people all around With mud all through their hair And I just couldn't take my eyes Off any one of them They didn't have a lot Not more than what they need And now I understand that any man Is lucky if he's free So won't you come my way And spend another day In the grips of nothingness While we figure out this mess Or let it all fall down

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released April 5, 2013

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John the Baptist Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington four-piece John the Baptist have become a name you should know in live music. Carving their own space in the New Zealand music landscape since 2009, the band have been winning audiences with a sound that draws on many traditions while adhering to none. ... more

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