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Chicken and Potatoes

from Suck it Up, Cupcake by Dan Johnson

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Standing on the corner of a cul-de-sac
Business out front party out back
Clock keeps turning in four dimensions
And the old ladies taking up a collection
Out on the edge of the middle of the sea
Thinking about you you were thinking about me
The scissors in the alley want to cut out the fat
And the dog in the garbage wants to cut out the cat
Makeup artist and a shotgun shell
Whistle in the dark on the road to hell
My wig ain’t ready and my hands are tied
And the chicken and potatoes with the gravy on the side
Well the junkyard television don't matter so much
It ain’t the kind of thing nobody wants to touch
You’ve got your Sunday best you got your liverwurst
And the second is the best and the third comes in first
Goes around comes back around
Touch the sun you got to hit the ground
You go through the door with your piece of paper
Like a cheese sandwich in a big skyscraper
You must believe in the holy ghost
I love you dear but god loves you most
It’s a dirt road romance in the sea of dreams
I always wanted red white and blue jeans
The sun shining on the hill of graves
They're gonna chase you people right out of your caves
Middle of the night in the bright sunshine
What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is mine
Say you might be your own best friend
It’s your friends gonna get you in the end
Long way around the bend
It’s okay to dream but lets not pretend
I don't mind a long lunch line
But when you get your dinner could you let me get mine
I like chickens that come free range
And I like the people that act real strange

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from Suck it Up, Cupcake, released May 1, 2015

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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