Strip The Lanterns
from Strip The Lanterns by Alec Gross
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This is a Spaghetti Western. It describes, in detail, a real barroom, a real crossroads, a real levee system. It's a nonfiction tale even though it may have something to do w/ parallel universes and a tall dark tower.
Have you heard Bob Dylan's Christmas record?
Have you heard Bob Dylan's Christmas record?
lyrics
My hero he’s a killer
A breaker of men
A wounder with words he’s done it again and again
My hero tips his hat
And leaves us with a wink
He talks in a circle but he growls when he sings
And all my attempts don’t add up to anything
Strip the lanterns
Strip the lanterns
Strip the lanterns from the streets
My hero sees the world
Through his powder blue eyes
He sees into my heart but he doesn’t seem surprised
My hero sits alone
At the back of the bar
Hank Williams on the jukebox as he cuts a cheap cigar
What do you have to trade?
Is it just a soul that can never be saved?
Should the devil call my name
How will I answer?
How will I answer ?
How will I answer when the deal gets made?
My hero’s burned the cotton
He’s salted all the land
He points out the direction with the back of his hand
My hero’s drained the delta
He’s poisoned all the wells
He’s foreclosed on all our futures and he bids a fond farewell
A breaker of men
A wounder with words he’s done it again and again
My hero tips his hat
And leaves us with a wink
He talks in a circle but he growls when he sings
And all my attempts don’t add up to anything
Strip the lanterns
Strip the lanterns
Strip the lanterns from the streets
My hero sees the world
Through his powder blue eyes
He sees into my heart but he doesn’t seem surprised
My hero sits alone
At the back of the bar
Hank Williams on the jukebox as he cuts a cheap cigar
What do you have to trade?
Is it just a soul that can never be saved?
Should the devil call my name
How will I answer?
How will I answer ?
How will I answer when the deal gets made?
My hero’s burned the cotton
He’s salted all the land
He points out the direction with the back of his hand
My hero’s drained the delta
He’s poisoned all the wells
He’s foreclosed on all our futures and he bids a fond farewell
credits
from Strip The Lanterns,
track released August 2, 2011
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Alec Gross New York, New York
Alec Gross is an LA-based singer songwriter
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Aug 2011
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