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shirt off my back, hat in my hands
working on the clock of an old money man
he's calling the trucks to take it away
lotta ghost stories warning where to sign
you can give away your soul with a mark on a line
can't argue with the law when you don't get a say

skies getting darker, sun's setting low
anyway looks good when there's no where to go

i thought i'd stay here and protect this place
maybe make a little money maybe save a little face
but now i'm a worn out ghost
standing on his grave

everyone staring like i'm caught in a lie
my wife don't even know me and she's looking me in the eye
ain't nothing now we can call our own
cause ya gotta own up when mister Rockefeller calls
if there's ten pins in a lane, all of em gotta fall
especially when there's a train running through your home

ain't no life easier than a banker's son
ain't no harder way to go than the end of a gun

i thought i'd stay here and protect this place
maybe make a little money maybe save a little face
but now i'm a worn out ghost
standing on his grave

california's gotta sun that shines for days
they got so much money they're giving it away
maybe she's just crazy enough to leave
dirt clouds hanging like iodine screens
everywhere ya go ya come back to where ya been
only fool walks out with his heart on his sleeve

see the coal steam pillars rise in the fields
only a madman can tell you what is real

i thought i'd stay here and protect this place
maybe make a little money maybe save a little face
but now i'm a worn out ghost
standing on his grave

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from Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers, released July 20, 2013
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Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers Columbus, Ohio

... stinky, unbathed, swamp sounds straight from the Olentangy Delta

Combining elements of traditional Delta Blues, Outlaw Country, Murder Ballads, and Rock, Righteous Buck and the Skull Scorchers tell haunting tales of depression, desperation, and sacrifice, painting an eerie picture of the seedy underbelly of american life. ... more

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