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Drifters' Hymn
04:49
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Waitin for the train to come
i dont know where i'll go
60 more hours left along these rusty rails
and im layin in the bed i made
i'm just above the rock
but i keep movin forward and im never gonna stop
but some of the choices i made
on my journey's way
have lead me down the drifters' path
in total disarray
i don't know where i'm gonna go
but i know where i wanna be
i don't know just where i am
but i know where i wanna be
ridin' long the rails
watchin life pass me by
as i press further on
everything becomes a blur but i just speed along
and ive got no time to stop for them
i've got no time at all
i must be on my way
i need to get afar
i don't know where i'm gonna go
but i know where i wanna be
i don't know just where i am
but i know where i wanna be
ridin' long the rails
now as the station's gettin close
i just stop and think
how long will i be here?
and how long will my feet
decide to stay in this place,
before they up and go?
before they walk away from here
to somewhere far and new
i don't know where i'm gonna go
but i know where i wanna be
i don't know just where i am
but i know where i wanna be
ridin' long the rails
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2. |
Punxual Frustration
02:30
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woke up hazy, everything is so strange
keep your two cents, not a fan of change
im still stressin, but i know i cant quit
im so strung out, i cant even stand it
woke up crazy, still just wanna break shit
take your face, smash it to the pavement
fuck yourself, and this stupid planet
im so fed up, i cant even stand it
woke up pissed off, stay the fuck out my way
fuck your rules, gonna do it my way
so unstable, and my skin is crawling
grab my crutches, keep myself from falling
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Phoenix, Arizona you have been good to me
Washington state was great, it was so good to me
Havre, Montana folk with their welcoming arms
chilled with the bums in L.A.
didnt have to look too far
but there's only one place that i would rather be
and that's Milwaukee
sweet Milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
and let's all go for a pint
i am finally coming home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out Milwaukee
i'm comin home to you
let's all go to the bar
we'll watch the packer game
beer in hand, cheese on head
a giant tray of wings
when that's all said and done
we'll go fish on the ice
where drinking's not a thing to do
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE
in Milwaukee
sweet milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
and let's all go for a pint
i am finally coming home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out Milwaukee
i'm comin home to you
let's go to the parking lot
we'll drink on your tailgate
then we'll go hunt some deer
oh man this place is great
land of the bubbler
true home to happy cows
it's the place i call my home
with all my friends around
it's Milwaukee
sweet Milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
and let's all go for a pint
i am finally coming home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out Milwaukee
i'm comin home to you
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4. |
Short-Winded
04:23
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the bottles stack up
in the corner on my bedroom floor
and im all out of ambition
i no longer care for this world
cuz the people are ugly
and they only care for themselves
so i stare into the distance
my mind just as blank as can be
cuz im all out of opinions
i gave up on those long ago
cuz nobody listens
until its already too late
everyones killing eachother
we're digging our graves where we stand
divided and angry
confused about who we should blame
the crooked politicians
or the racist cops flooding our streets
so we're burning all bridges
we're ripping out signs at their feet
cuz we're all out of patience
we've had all the shit we can take
with voices unheard, we scream from our windows
we scream til our faces turn blue
so i pick up a bottle
and scower as i light a match
and im all out of emotion
ive run out of things i can feel
so i fall into the darkness
of the hollow depths of my mind
cuz theres nothing i can do
to change the fact that this world is a mess
and im not far behind it
i destroy everything that i touch
but i keep on moving
i do this cuz i know that i must
with voices unheard, we scream from our window
we scream til our faces turn blue
worn down & withered, our breath drawing thin
i assure you, we'll make it through
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5. |
Wanderlust
03:04
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the people i meet, the places ive seen
its a ramblers' life, there's
no one place for me
hungry nights, and drunken days
names i cant remember
who needs stability
when you got a whole world to see
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
i cannot sit and stay too long
this routine sucks, but i'll play along
so many things i have to see
the wanderlust is strong with me
i wanna run thru fields of green
ocean sweeps across my feet
city lights and mountain peaks
taking in the sights and scenes
its a ramblers' life for me
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
and every time the sun goes by
i close my eyes i wonder why
i let myself get stuck in place
remind myself its not a race
pick up leave without a care
feel the breeze flow thru my hair
remind myself that i am free
to open roads and new journeys
it's a ramblers' life for me
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
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6. |
Stuck In Place
03:59
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the world just keeps on spinning
and we never seem to move
we struggle just to stay afloat
but its never any use
so sick of being an empty space
so sick of wasting youth
so sick of wasting all my days
so sick of all the booze
short days, and cold nights
with no aim, and no will to fight
we drift through life just to survive
and we're not feeling too alive
and even though it's all a race
i feel myself get stuck in place
its not enough to be ourself
we've got to break out from this cage
cuz our dreams are not within our grasp
youve got no dreams when theres nothing left
you just drift by from day to day
now pass that bottle right this way
short days, and cold nights
with no aim, and no will to fight
we drift through life just to survive
and we're not feeling too alive
the world just keeps on spinning
and we still have yet to move
i feel ive reached my peak, i'm weak
ive finally lost my grove
so saddle up, admit defeat
and finally wash my crusty feet
how did i get stuck in place
was all this time just one big waste?
short days, and cold nights
with no aim, and no will to fight
we drift through life just to survive
and we're not feeling too alive
short days, and cold nights
with no aim, and no will to fight
we drift through life just to survive
and we're not feeling too alive
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met you at the ashtray
siftin' for a cigarette
saw ourselves in better places
but we both had no regrets
the choices we made were ours
we were so young and free
we were just some punks in love
you and me
we'd travel for miles
with nothin on our backs
siftin thru dumpsters
chaisin trains down the tracks
i was from the city
and i was just a small town punk
you had gone to college
and i was just a loney drunk
but nothing else mattered
cuz we were so young and free
we were just some punks in love
you and me
with every breath we took
we'd answer to no one
chase down the birds
drink 40s and cheap rum
we'd grab our guitars
write ourselves a punk song
take it to the streets
and busk until the sun goes down
and nothing else mattered
cuz we were so young and free
we were just some punks in love
you and me
with you by my side
i can do anything
go anywhere cuz im finally a part of something
two punks in love,
there's nothing i'd rather be
cuz i have you and you have me
and in this life thats really all you need
cuz i have you and you have me
and in this life thats really all you need
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8. |
DAPL Song
02:58
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they say that freedom's beautiful
then treat it like a crime
exercise a basic right
and get maced in the eyes
all we want is clean water
and futures for our kids
so in response, you hose us down
and sick dogs on the rest
not a single shot's been fired
from this side of the line
and still tear gas and stun grenades
rain down from the skies
men & women stripped down bare
despite their desperate cries
then theyre thrown in to a cage
wheres the human rights?
but theyre, still standing tall
and nothing you can do will make a single person fall
now remember that
as youre firing your gat
into an unarmed crowd
how do you live with that?
chanting, singing, holding hands, we are not the threat
so just set down your firearms and let's put this shit to rest
cuz we're not going anywhere, we will not divide
we will stay and fight because water is our life
cuz there is something more
than petty cash and corporate greed that is worth fighting for
now remember that, when all your drinking water's black
our blood is on your hands, how do you live with that?
this is not just business, it's an act of war
and this is not the first time we've seen this shit before
corporate america you parasitic whore
now we refuse to pay for you to fuck us anymore
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9. |
I Am Me
02:17
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Strolling through life,
never stop to think twice.
I dont consider consequences,
cuz frankly i dont care
I pierce my face,
and i wear all black.
I put blue dye in my hair.
Yea, i do drugs,
but I'm down for hugs,
and I got change to spare.
Fuck what you have to say.
Cuz frankly i don't care.
Cuz I am my own man.
This is how I be.
I wont change for anyone.
And I like who is me.
Cuz I'm me,
yea I'm me.
I drink a lot.
I smoke some pot.
That doesn't make me bad.
I'll be a friend til the very end
and I'll always have your back.
But fuck police, and my landlord too,
and fuck the government.
Fuck everyone who hates on peace.
That's somethin I just dont get.
But I'm not one to hold a grudge,
so just for now fuck you.
I'll go thru my whole life
doin the things I wanna do.
Cuz i am my own man.
And this is how I be.
I won't change for anyone,
and I like who is me.
Cuz I'm me
Oh I'm me
Yea I'm me
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phoeniz, az you have been good to me
washington state was great, it was so good to me
havre, mt folk with their welcoming arms
chilled with the bums in l.a.
didnt have to look too far
but there's only one place
that i would rather be
and that's milwaukee
sweet milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
let's all go for a pint
i am finally comin home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out milwaukee
im comin home to you
let's all go to the bar
we'll watch the packer game
beer in hand, cheese on head
a giant tray of wings
when thats all said and done
we'll go fish on the ice
where drinking's not a thing to do
it's a way of life
in milwaukee
sweet milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
lets all go for a pint
i am finally comin home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out milwaukee
im comin home to you
let's go to the parking lot
we'll drink on your tailgate
then we'll go hunt some deer
man this place is great
land of the bubbler
true home to happy cows
its the place i call my home
with all my friends around
its milwaukee
sweet milwaukee
so gather up the old crew
let's all go for a pint
i am finally comin home
this train rolls in tonight
i hope that you missed me
as much as i missed you
look out milwaukee
i'm comin home to you
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11. |
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the people i meet, the places ive seen
its a ramblers' life, there's
no one place for me
hungry nights, and drunken days
names i cant remember
who needs stability
when you got a whole world to see
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
i cannot sit and stay too long
this routine sucks, but i'll play along
so many things i have to see
the wanderlust is strong with me
i wanna run thru fields of green
ocean sweeps across my feet
city lights and mountain peaks
taking in the sights and scenes
its a ramblers' life for me
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
and every time the sun goes by
i close my eyes i wonder why
i let myself get stuck in place
remind myself its not a race
pick up leave without a care
feel the breeze flow thru my hair
remind myself that i am free
to open roads and new journeys
it's a ramblers' life for me
and we'll sing
keep on truckin'
keep on movin'
keep on dancing friend
keep on fighting
keep on singing
there's more to see ahead
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