Headed downtown
where the conversation turned sour down
to the condensation on the rearview mirror
holding the law in our hands
We were blasting Bruce Springsteen
as our poet laureate
casting our bets
on our final showing
taking it all to the end
Couldn't be further from the truth
that the authorities preach to you
all of the things they say
are make believe
Man we were only seventeen
with those teenage fantasies
buying marijuana
from undercover police
Drive a little faster down this street
live until the day no longer sleeps
Hurry man they're coming
man we're gonna be seen
yeah, we wanna be seen
Dollar bills in our hands
on the wheel
driving ninety by a gasoline stand
We were blasting Bruce Springsteen
as our poet laureate
listening to the gospel
didn't even know it
holding the law
in our hands
Couldn't be further from the truth
that the authorities preach to you
all of the things they say
are make believe
Didn't know what we could believe
except the sounds of the police
fuck it man
the band sounds good tonight
Drive a little faster down this street
live until the day no longer sleeps
The lights up ahead say casinos are coming
the border's a reference to all those songs
we were blasting Bruce Springsteen as our poet laureate
casting our bets on our final showing
taking it all
to the end
Man we were only seventeen
we were only buying weed
catching up with all the outlaws
in our dreams
Drive a little faster down this street
live until the day no longer sleeps
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At first glance, the landscape on the cover of Martin John Henry’s The Other Half of Everything is a scene of complete isolation. This is Scotland. An archetypal rugged landscape of hills and lochs, as far as the eye can see. On closer inspection, there are some signs of habitation: buildings, roads, farms… but they … Continue reading Album of the Week: The Other Half of Everything → Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 21, 2011