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Two thirteen song discs from Vic Burgess. A quasi-concept album about life in dying small town America. Produced by Will Martin. Cover art by Jason Eustice. A European Record Label release.

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1.	He talked about it all the time 03:22	lyrics
He talked about it all the time (Burgess) His mother brought that devil home When he was eight years old Told his sister he loved her the most Seemed like a real nice Quiet laid back guy If you’d have listened to him He talked about it all the time Have you got that cover letter Do you have it all in order All that bullshit some lawyer found important he seemed like a real nice quiet stand up guy but if you’d have listened to him he talked about it all the time how can you threaten a man with nothin’ left to lose give him some reprimand well he’s got somethin’ for you Seemed like a real nice Quiet laid back guy If you’d have listened to him He talked about it all the time He did the secretary Defrosting her burrito Ruined that intern’s Brand new pair of chinos Seemed like a real nice Quiet laid back guy If you’d have listened to him He talked about it all the time At last he said as he shot the rest As the swat team ullets rained I was just a real sick son of a bitch Your lives were not in vein Seemed like a real nice Quiet laid back guy If you’d have listened to him He talked about it all the time
2.	Goodbye, Detroit City 05:15	lyrics
Goodbye e Detroit City (Burgess) They called him Detroit city But his name was tricky steve Nobody saw him comin’ But we all saw him leave It’s a sad day for a man Who gives up on this dream I tried to cry for help for you son But I couldn’t find the words to scream So goodbye Detroit City I sure do wish you well I’ll pray for those that drove you ‘cause they drove you straight to hell And should that earth dry up While she’s beneath your feet You would not know her secrets You would not be her king So goodbye Detroit City I sure do wish you well I’ll pray for those that drove you ‘cause they drove you straight to hell Hello 75 It’s gonna be a long long night I’ll meet you at the pilot On that Mason-Dixon line Will the last man left turn out the lights?
3.	Mean as boys 03:37	lyrics
Mean as boys (Burgess) You were young And naïve Laying on the floor praying for peace You liked to fight you liked to win You liked the feel of that summer sun on your pale white skin I thought that you were the one Back in 1991 I was only 17 years old How was I to know That girls could be As mean as boys On the side in the night A little bit of wrong And a whole lot of right But there we were in the end Wishing all of life’s scars Were burnt into the skin I thought that you were the one Guess we were just havin’ fun I was only 17 years old How was I to know That girls could be As mean as boys
4.	Middle-aged lament '24 03:21	lyrics
Middle aged lament ‘24 (Burgess – J.O’Bryant) At the bar you know who your friends are They love and greet you no matter what In the night just like magic just sorta happens I wish it would stop Maybe I’m wrong Maybe you’re right Maybe the sun stole the stars from your eyes What a surprise You’re not the girl I met last night You sand I’m 18 on karaoke night Alice Cooper never sounded so right When those lines formed on your face & your hands I wanted to be your man I wanted to be your man Maybe I’m wrong Maybe you’re right Maybe the sun stole the stars from your eyes What a surprise You’re not the girl I met last night Some day I’ll be old and alone Waitin’ by my space phone for someone to call & my heart breaks for all the people in town That drug you down ‘cause they drug me down Maybe I’m wrong Maybe you’re right Maybe the sun stole the stars from your eyes What a surprise Your not the girl I met last night
5.	This town's just as dirty as they say 02:51	lyrics
This town’s just as dirty as they say (Burgess) it’s funny what happens when money gets tossed around angels turn to devils kings turn to clown’s I thought that I knew better I thought that I knew better Divide it up! In the land of rape and honey Divide it up! Come get your pay day Divide it up! Now brother it ain’t funny This town’s just as dirty as they say Hall me out before some local magistrate line every pocket buy every council seat I thought that I knew better I thought that I knew better Divide it up! In the land of rape and honey Divide it up! Come get your pay day Divide it up! Now brothers it ain’t funny This town’s just as dirty as they say You know that dollar Ain’t worth what it’s printed on They’ll break that bank And we’ll decorate our walls I thought that I knew better Now that I know better Divide it up! In the land of rape and honey Divide it up! Come get your pay day Divide it up! Now brothers it ain’t funny This town’s just as dirty as they
6.	Get my shit straight 03:04	lyrics
Get my shit straight (Burgess) Just the thought pisses me off Keep that name outta your mouth Ain’t no dogs barkin’ ain’t no people talkin’ Just me and all my doubts Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight And change all the things I can’t change Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight We’ll hold hands and laugh in the rain Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight But not today I don’t know no nursery rymes Aint gonna hold you while you cry Guess I aint a sensitive guy Ain’t gonna hold your hair while you throw up Trifle with your friends when they show up drunk They don’t like me no way Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight And change all the things I can’t change Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight We’ll hold hands and laugh in the rain Maybe someday I’ll get my shit straight But not today
7.	Hey there Palomino 04:36	lyrics
Hey there palomino (Burgess) Hey there palomino How’s my country girl Hey there palomino I sure miss you in my world Hey there Miss Colorado You know you’ve been so cold to me No I ain’t got to be your shadow And you aint got to be my queen ‘cause we all burn out now and then We all burn out now and then Life is a bolt of lightin’ Love is a summer storm You can spend your whole life waitin’ For a hurricane to blow along Hey there palomino You made a stright up sucker out of me Hey there palomino I’m headed back to Tennessee ‘cause we all burn out now and then We all burn out now and then We all burn out now and then We all burn out now and then Hey there palomino How’s my big city girl Hey there palomino I miss you in my world
8.	Graduation Day 04:04	lyrics
Graduation Day (Burgess) I didn’t recognize your full name Or that look on your face Hair pulled back with a bow and a rose On graduation day When they called your name You took to the stage Tears in your eyes with a taste of goodbye With one more thing to say We won’t change We won’t change You’re the same old girl from last summer I kissed out in the rain Clothes soakin’ wet hair in a mess But I didn’t complain I guess I thought I knew you Guess I thought you’d stay I didn’t see you comin’ But baby you came anyway I told you they would change you And that you’d fade away They said they wouldn’t’ break you But they broke you anyway You said that I shouldn’t judge you ‘cause this is the life you chose But your walkin’ around With your head in the clouds Wearin’ other peoples clothes You’re the same old girl from last summer I kissed out in the rain Clothes soakin’ wet hair in a mess But I didn’t complain I guess I thought I knew you Guess I thought you’d stay I didn’t see you comin’ But baby you came anyway
9.	Checkin' Out 03:14	lyrics
Checkin’ out (Burgess) Just because your blind Don’t mean I can’t see Just ‘cause your out on the loose Don’t make you free What lies did you tell yourself To make you believe You were someone else You were checkin’ in I was checkin’ out You were starting; to see what life was about You were learning’ to swim I was drowning in an ocean of doubt You were checkin’ in I was checkin out The lines on my face Are from where I used to care What once held a bright eyed green eyed boy Is now a cold dead stare If they repeat it enough you’ll believe it’s true I used to believe it too You were checkin’ in I was checkin’ out You were starting; to see what life was about You were learning to swim I was drowning in an ocean of doubt You were checkin’ in I was checkin out Sometime’s that chase Ain’t better than the catch You said and you done some things And now you can’t take ‘em back You grew up in a fatherless age All your mother ever gave you was a name You were checkin’ in I was checkin’ out You were starting; to see what life was about You were learning to swim I was drowning in an ocean of doubt You were checkin’ in I was checkin out
10.	Baby, you're not an angel 03:27	lyrics
Baby, youre not an angel (Burgess-Carty) Another wasted weekend Is getting ready to begin I wonder where you are tonight Hangin’ out with some hipsters At a no name pot head dive There ain’t no answer that I’d like Baby you’re not an angel sent to rescue me Baby you’re not an angel But maybe an angel aint what I need My ol’ friend Bob Carty Told me there were people that could help me But I try not to depend On modern science or it’s miracles All I need is one true friend Baby you’re not an angel sent to rescue me Baby you’re not an angel But maybe an angel aint what I need
11.	Where were you when the light left your eyes 04:46	lyrics
Where were you when the light left your eyes (Burgess-M.O’Bryant) When you can’t see thae light At the end of the tunnel But you go ahead and step inside Some’ll call that a leap of faith Some call that suicide When it all goes to shit at the same time Your low and your mean and it aint no surprise When someone you loved stuck a knife in your side Where were you when the light left your eyes? Where were you when the light left your eyes Where were you when the light left your eyes Snuffed out by sin and arrogant pride Where were you when the light left your eyes I killed em all at the headbanger’s ball And left ‘em all with a blank stare Life didn’t work out quite like they thought And I just couldn’t tell ‘em it was fair Well my band kicked me out For playin’ too loud To sing songs about drinkin’ in bars So I ate some dirt and I told some lies Where were you when the light left your eyes Where were you when the light left your eyes Where were you when the light left your eyes Snuffed out by sin and arrogant pride Where were you when the light left your eyes Then the good people clap and welcome you in They will wipe away tears and forget all of this When those saint fire those amps up And the losers all win Where were you when the light caught your eyes Where were you when the light caught your eyes Where were you when the light caught your eyes When tomorrow triumphed and yesterday died Where were you when the light caught your eyes
12.	Hats off to high society 03:18	lyrics
Hats Off to High Society (Burgess) They like to tip the lower class Drink champagne, gossip and laugh They may be old but they aint dumb The more you give, the more will come Waitress bring us one more round Waitress bring us one more round We were lost but now are found Waitress bring us one more round Your dear husband labored all his life He got lucky, found a third wife Now you got him in the ground And it’s time to party down Waitress bring us one more round Waitress bring us one more round We were lost but now are found Waitress bring us one more round When you reach the pearly gates I sure hope they make you wait Be glad Jesus is more patient than you And you don’t give the devil his due Waitress bring us one more round Waitress bring us one more round We were lost but now are found Waitress bring us one more round
13.	Cockroach Generations 03:54	lyrics
Cockroach Generations (Burgess-Scealf-M.Obryant) And on that day that we died I told you that lie I said it don’t matter but that was my pride ‘cause in a world that ate it’s own I was gnawin’ at your bones Sometimes its better not to know We couldn’t fix the sun We couldn’t fix the sun All you cockroach generations We couldn’t fix the sun We liked to shoot our guns Til their pointed at us So write it on the walls of all your hallowed halls we couldn’t fix the sun we couldn’t fix the sun we couldn’t fix the sun all you out law generations we couldn’t fix the sun I was born in the house of the rising son That’s where the devil shows off The work he’s done Preacher boy playin’ on those ivory keys On Sunday mornin’ he goes down on his knees God and the devil have abandoned thee God and the devil have abandoned thee God and the devil have abandoned thee Boy no one really cares what you think We couldn’t fix the sun We couldn’t fix the sun All you cockroach generations We couldn’t fix the sun
14.	Pauper's Crown 02:10	lyrics
Pauper’s Crown (Burgess) When you finally catch that dollar And decide to come back around Some folks won’t be here at all Some will be down and out When you finally have squeezed out Every last nickel and dime You’ll have everything you want Everything but time When you finally catch that dollar You’ll begin to understand That paper burns then crumbles And slips right through your hands When you finally catch that dollar You’ll be an old old man With memories of shiny things And silver binding our hands When you finally catch that dollar And decide to come back around We will welcome you with open arms to share our Pauper’s crown
15.	Botox Smile 03:10	lyrics
Botox Smile (Burgess) I went out west I said what the heck Wasn’t doin’ that much anyway I did my best on the set But my best just got in the way Heard about that Hotel California How it was fallin’ into the sea That L.Ron Hubbard kinda bored ya But that Botox smile aint cheap She asked me to join I said I’m a non-conformist Just like all my friends She had some pills said thet they were Quaaludes I asked politely – what year is this? Heard about that Hotel California How it was fallin’ into the sea That L.Ron Hubbard kinda bored ya But that Botox smile aint cheap So I hit it hard for that Nevada border But I didn’t have nowhere to go There’s one thing I can say for certain All them aliens aint from Mexico Heard about that Hotel California How it was fallin’ into the sea That L.Ron Hubbard kinda bored ya But that Botox smile aint cheap
16.	Star from Cleveland, TN 03:55	lyrics
Star from Cleveland Tennessee (Burgess-J.O’Bryant) You sang the star spangled banner At a high school football game You thought it didn’t matter But I’d never be the same There’s a thousand of you in Nashville Why don’t you just head back east There’s a thousand of you in Nashville You’re still my star from Cleveland Tennessee There gonna make you change your name There gonna tell you to lose weight Those neon lights that you dreamed about Their gonna burn your face You got such a pretty face There’s a thousand of you in Nashville Why don’t you just head back east There’s a thousand of you in Nashville You’re still my star from Cleveland Tennessee I heard you got divorced last December And your manager took you for all you wre worth After all of Adam’s generations God’s still makin’ men outta dirt There’s a thousand of you in Nashville Why don’t you just head back east There’s a thousand of you in Nashville You’re still my star from Cleveland Tennessee
17.	Tombstone Rose 02:52	lyrics
Tombstone Rose (Burgess-Hunt) She left you and won’t let you forget All that heartache and regret She let you burn up in the sun In the light of what you’d done Oh she’s as cold as a tombstone rose Oh she’s as cold as a tombstone rose The scars of life have left you meat And now the dogs growl at your feet The one’s you love hurt you the most When your life’s out of control Oh she’s as cold as a tombstone rose Oh she’s as cold as a tombstone rose
18.	A small town's slow suicide 04:16	lyrics
A small town’s slow suicide (Burgess-J.O’Bryant) I hate this town and everyone in it Hate their small town faces And the way they smile when they spit I woke up from a dream Cause I couldn’t breath last night Thought I needed you by my side Heard a rusty noise Out in the distance Sounded like An old man’s sigh It was a small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide But it aint got to be mine You cut me off at the alpine package store Just when I thought I couldn’t bleed no more Your haunted eyes and your broken lips That new born child on those familiar hips Nicotine stained fingertips Reminded me of that time I gave you your first cigarette It was a small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide But it aint got to be mine He broke your will and your ribs Out there on that lawn ‘cause you aint got to speak Every foolish though That son of a bitch Taught you to be scarred But that girl that played with fire Still inside that head somewhere It was a small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide A small town’s slow suicide But it aint got to be yours or mine It ain’t got to be yours or mine
19.	Gas Station Chicken 02:32	lyrics
Gas Station Chicken (Burgess) Work all day for too little pay For some old bat That don’t know my name Got my first name right But my last name wrong Well it’s almost 5 So I wrote me this song Gonna get me a box of wine A reclined position A girl so fine… And some gas station chicken So all you inlaws and outlaws And creatures with paws Hit the bricks ya’ll Me and mine gonna have some time You tell me your situation I’ll tell you my frustrations You take your sip and I’ll take mine Gonna get me a box of wine A reclined position A girl so fine… And some gas station chicken Oh I need something To get my heart beatin’ And my blood pumpin’ Gonna get me a box of wine A reclined position A girl so fine… And some gas station chicken
20.	Bad Romance 03:02	lyrics
Bad Romance (Burgess) Most of your wounds are self-inflicted And our time is now at hand I hope that once the fog has lifeted You’ll see you had your chance Don’t feel so bad The love you thought you had Was just another Bad Romance You were runnin’ with the devil I’d pick you up when youd fall You were slammin’ those Modelo’s And actin ten feet tall Don’t feel so bad The love you thought you had Was just another Bad Romance I still fly that flag of texas At my home is Tennessee All those lies youth thought were freedom Were just chains for you and me Don’t feel so bad The love you thought you had Was just another Bad Romance
21.	Ya friends ain't ya friends 03:08	lyrics
Ya friends aint ya friends (Burgess) The easy way aint no way for me Cause life don’t come with guarantees So you just fiddle as I burn down I’ll just set fire to some other town I like to steal me a kiss piss into the wind Take the long way home again and again Color outside the lines, use my outside voice inside Take up causes I can’t win But man I aint your fool and your friends aint your friends All I got left in me Is a melody and a memory So say what you want about me I’m getting out All you’ll have is this song and a mess to clean I like to steal me a kiss piss into the wind Take the long way home again and again Color outside the lines, use my outside voice inside Take up causes I can’t win But man I aint your fool and your friends aint your friends
22.	We weren't all born to make it 02:25	lyrics
We weren’t all born to make it (Burgess-Crews) Damn this crumblin’ town Bills go up service go down And the world takes what she wants She breaks your heart and eats your bones We weren’t all born to make it Baby let’s just fake it Make the rules up as we go We weren’t all born to make it Baby let’s just fake it Carry each other’s heavy load The sadness in your eyes That’s their sunrise and delight So smile with me awhile Like a child let’s run and hide
23.	Mr. Saturday Night 03:02	lyrics
Mr. Saturday Night (Burgess) There’s so many sheep in this city Not too many for an old wolf like me But somethin’ in her eyes told me not to lie Girl before you take that drink Don’t pass over Mr. Right For Mr. Saturday Night Don’t pass over Mr. Right For Mr. Saturday Night ‘Cause bars are sad places with sad lonely faces those smiles are all just masks they’ll sing you their sad songs and try to take you home but you should go on alone Don’t pass over Mr. Right For Mr. Saturday Night Don’t pass over Mr. Right For Mr. Saturday Night
24.	Windy Old City 04:11	lyrics
Windy Old City (Burgess) Woke up in my car In the parking lot of this east side bar Everyone here has the blues Guess it’s something You get used to In this windy old city We’ve been living in Folks just don’t care Aout you here This windy old city It’s no place to be For a Godly woman Or a man like me In this windy old city What once was a row of houses Is now a pile of ash Ifwe’re gonna get out We’d better get out fast In this windy old city We’ve been living in Folks just don’t care Aout you here This windy old city It’s no place to be For a Godly woman Or a man like me In this windy old city Hey I’m ready To watch it all burn Baby are you ready To get what we deserve In this windy old city We’ve been living in Folks just don’t care Aout you here This windy old city It’s no place to be For a Godly woman Or a man like me In this windy old city
25.	Pass this away 03:24	lyrics
Pass this away (Burgess) You struggled all our life You were still unsatisfied You cried outloud every day Lord take this cup And pass it away Pass this away from my lips Or it’s gonna drown me in my grave Pass this away Pass this away Pass this away In this town that time forgot Some grow old and some do not But every master is something’s slave Lord take this cup and pass it away Pass this away from my lips Or it’s gonna drown me in my grave Pass this away Pass this away Pass this away The hard part of the night Ain’t sayin’ goodbye

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