THE WORD ACCORDING TO SPRING PARK MOTEL
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TheWord
Accordingto
Spring2ParkMotel
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5 Folding Green5 Fly
ing
Sout
h Verse 1
Big fat rat by the side of the road Rain comes down now he's got no home
Picked him up and dried him out He's got nothing to squeak about
Verse 2
You took me in, at the time of my life
When I was scared to go outdoors
You hosed me down when I was going to crack
I don't know why I'm looking back
Chorus
I'm heading south for the winter I'd even shed my coat for youI'm having doubts for the future The grass is greener, The sun is out
I'm with you and we're flying south
Verse 3
We got up at the break of the day,
And ran down to the seaTook in a movie in the afternoon, Made you mine by the light of the moon
Outro
Sad old man at the end of his days
Looks a lot like meCan't pick him up, or shake him down
Come fly down south with me
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5 Folding Greeno Verse 1Racing down the Highway, /
you need a place to dive,
spring Park Motel,
welcomes y’all inside,
it’s /50 for the TV,
& the ice machine’s outside,
just call the front desk
if you’re lonely - tonight
o ChorusWe don’t care who you are,
what you’ve done,
or where you’ve been
You can get your kicks down here,
with a fist full of folding green...
We don’t care who you are,
what you’ve done,
or where you’ve been
You can get your head down here,
with a fist full of folding green...
HVerse 2Stole a towel for a souvenir, /
topped up on gasoline,
Drank dry the mini bar, /
and sampled our cuisine,
spent the night with Cindy
she’s a washed up beauty queen,
Yeah, we know you were lonely,
she’s on the bill
o ChorusWe don’t care who you are,
what you’ve done,
or where you’ve been
You can get your kicks down here,
with a fist full of folding green...
We don’t care who you are,
what you’ve done,
or where you’ve been
You can get your head down here,
with a fist full of folding green...
$$$
TLeavinG SprinG parkTake another swig from the half empty bottle
eyes on the road and your foot on the throttle
if i were you i'd leave Spring park
there's a price on your head and it will soon be dark
put our foot on the gas
Yeah it's time to haul ass
out of here
A verse 2
Some folks saying you playing with their daughters
Hanging around with who you shouldn't ought-ta
There's a lynch mob waiting for you in the town
Lusting for blood they want to hunt you down
With a word to the wise
You been caught out by lies
Get out of here
A Chorus
i guess, yes it's time
to leave Spring park
You reneged of every promise
and you've broken every heart
every heart
A i guess, yes it’s time
to leave Spring park
You reneged of every promise
and you’ve broken every heart
every heart ,,,,,
TLeavinG SprinG parkw
W
onderFuL TimeS
You keep looking over but I won't complainI think you've got something if it's all the sameI crashed my car on the highwayI'd make you more welcome some other day
I thInk I've been hasty in writing you offIt's just I hate mornings if I'm feeling roughI'll make you some dinner it'll taste real nice My best friend lost two teeth when he got into a fight
And though it's the end of the weekAnd you've had a good dayhow can you say these are wonderful times? I wAs watching a movie about the wild west It's funny the hero came out looking second bestI could try acting tough, if that's what you'd likepeople might like that, but not my ex-wife
And though it's the end of the weekAnd you've had a good dayhow can you say these are wonderful times?
And though it's the end of the weekAnd I've got through all that shithow can you possibly say these are wonderful times?
ooh lA lA-lA, ooh lA lA-lA, ooh lA lA-lA
how can you possibly say these are wonderful tIMes?
,,,,,
LookS Good To me EONEThere's a guy going mad on the
telephone
Something about he hasn't got no
home
I'm traveling light, I didn't bring no
bag
Ditched my woman when she lost her
rag
The whisky's great
The view's not bad
Think I'll stay another week
ChorusI could stay here tonight, I think I'll
sleep on it
I could stay here tonight, I think I'm
into it
The way it looks, I'm gonna need a
new home
This sure looks good to me
TwoMy luck changed at the 3.15, Backed a
nag name of Evergreen
I lost the bet and wound up broke, I
like your bar, they're pleasant folks
They'd buy me drinks
'Cos I make them laugh
Think I'll be on my way
ChorusI could stay here tonight, I think I’ll
sleep on it
I could stay here tonight, I think I’m
into it
The way it looks, I’m gonna need a
new home
This sure looks good to me
ThreeI made my home at the top of the
hill, And I can see for miles
And it looks good to me
And it looks good to me
It sure looks good to me
K
LookS Good To me
5FaLLinG rain (duk
e’S TaLe)Verse 1I L is ten to the rhythm to the fa l l i ng ra in
Te l l i ng me just what a foo l I ’ ve been . . .
I w ish that i t wou ld let me go and d ie in shame
With a bunch of wh isky and coca ine
Verse 2I t started with a guy from Baton rouge
He l iked my hat he sa id he l iked my moves
He had a gun l i ved on the run and had the groove
and l i ved for c igarettes and booze
Verse 3He to ld me of h is scheme to rob the sav ings and Loan
and how he cou ldn ’t do i t on h is own
He showed me h is p lan and sa id I was h is man
and how noth ing cou ld go wrong
CHOrUsJust stand outs ide and look d iscreet
Keep and eyes out on the street
I f the cops show g ive me the s ign
and we ’ l l out of here in no t ime
Verse 4As you guess i t rea l l y d idn ’t go to p lan
I ’d l ike to say I acted l ike a man
The a larms went of f, and I don ’t know what
I ran and ran and ran and ran !
Verse 5so I l i s ten to the rhythm to the fa l l i ng ra in
Te l l i ng me just what a foo l I ’ ve been . . .
I w ish that i t wou ld let me go and d ie in shame
With a bunch of wh isky and coca ine . . .
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Verse 1
That’s how a Yankee thinks or so the Southern Man’s
convinced it isn’t true-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh So they left him for dead for all the things that he said
they were foo-ooh-ooh-ooh-oools She found him just alive in the corner of the house she
never u-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-sed She swore to God and Son that they would pay for what
they’ve done she weren’t amus-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-sed
CHORUS
She started with their lovers and finished with their
mothers and murdered everyone in between You may have seen it on the news or seen the face of the
accused in the revenge spree of nineteen-eighty-three
Verse 2
Loaded up with shells with the gun in the footwell she
drove down to the school And when she finished there, she straightened out her hair
holed up in Baton Rouge Unleashed the gates of hell in a Prairieville Motel
she was cru-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-el Writ in blood across the wall, “let it be a lesson to y’all”
in handcuffs she was remo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ved
CHORUS
She started with their lovers and finished with their
mothers and murdered everyone in between You may have seen it on the news or seen the face of the
accused in the revenge spree of nineteen-eighty-three
revenGe Spree oF 1983THe
p ram
bLin’ riverSide bLueS-----------
Verse oneI sat down by the water like my life was gonna end,
I lost my only fishing pole, I lent it to my friend
My hockey team are failures, at the bottom of the league
they aint be doing so good since ‘that night’ in ‘93
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
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Verse twoone day while eating breakfast, I found ou
t something bad
the tractor from the farm next door ran over my old dad
My mother called the doctor, the doctor called the priest
we buried him soon after in the church yard down the street
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
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MIddlesooner or later, I’m gonna have good luck
I’ve got so low things have to change
I don’t know which way’s up
sooner or later, I’m gonna have good luck
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Verse three
I went down to the river and I found my dear old friend
I’m glad to see he’s walking now his legs are on the mend
he gave me back my fishing pole, some maggots and a knife
I suppose I can forgive him, but stealing just ain’t right
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
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don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
don’t get me started, don’t ask me why
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5 She does it for me6 o
’rya
ns b
arVerse 1
It started kinda quiet
Down in O’Ryans Bar
Rufus cracked some Jokes
Wade took the laughs too far
Tyler aint the sharpest
Fights just like an ape
O’Ryans Bar exploded
When Ty beat up on Wade
ChorusWhat Can I say, well it’s all in a day, down
O’Ryans Bar...
It’s torn and it’s frayed but we like it that way,
O’Ryans Bar...
Don’t mess with th locals, Don’t hit on the staff
Keep the greenbacks flowing and the girls will
fill your glass
O’Ryans Bar...
Verse 2
Wilbur dived for cover
the barman pulled a gun
A bar stool slammed on Jackson
And Jed began to run
Cindy started screaming
The wasted guy looked up
while Beau rolled round with Casey
In a lake of beer and blood
ChorusWhat Can I say, well it’s all in a day, down
O’Ryans Bar...
It’s torn and it’s frayed but we like it that way,
O’Ryans Bar...
Don’t mess with th locals, Don’t hit on the staff
Keep the greenbacks flowing and the girls will
fill your glass
O’Ryans Bar...
j
5 She does it for mep Verse 1When they knock you down / in
this one horse town you’ve got to
get right up
Cause you lost it all in gambling
hall and you just about run out
of luck
And you got your doubts about
their scheme to put you in the
black
You’ve got to tell your girl she’s got
to earn it on her back
p ChorusBa ba ba ba ba ba baby
Ba ba ba ba ba ba baby
Ba ba ba ba ba ba baby
She’s got the oldest job to do...
p Verse 2For some dollars more you wont
watch from the door you’ll lose
yourself on the streets
& the laundromatte there’s no
need to ask they just clean up last
nights sheets
And racked with doubt you’ll stomp
about all spitting and all cursin’
and tenderly examine all the
bruises that she’s nursin’
p ChorusBa ba ba ba ba ba baby
Ba ba ba ba ba ba baby
Ba ba ba ba ba ba baby
She’s got the oldest job to do...
$$$