GHOSTOWNE

Do-si-doe here we go
As I grab my Tele to sell my soul
Spin me round reap what I sow
All for the love of rock ‘n roll

Down at the last chance saloon
Everybody singin them blues
Red-eyed beat up, black ‘n blue
Down at the last chance saloon

I’m just a white trash socialite
A debutante of the party life
King bee o’ the buzz ‘n lights
All for the love of those crazy nights

Repeat chorus

A foot in the gutter a foot in the grave
With a suicide king & ace of spades
I know that there’s hell to pay
All for the love of them wicked way

This bottles gotta help me somethin’s really got me
I got no where to turn
I've been hangin tooth & nail patient as a snail
Hoping I don’t crash & burn
It’s scaring me to death to think about the rest
Of my life as a bittersweet song
But I finally realized when it took me by surprise
Now I’m left to wonder on

As my tongue is a bleedin & the words are a breakin
A little too little too late
My body lyin still as my mind starts to achin
A little too little too late
Yeah my tongue is a bleedin as my mind starts to achin
A little too little too late
A little too little I’m feelin’ belittled a little too little too late

I still don’t understand as I try to make a plan
Under smokey barroom lights
I could drink myself a river but it won’t drown the shivers
Make everything alright
I know there’ll come a time when I’ll stop to wonder why
The hell I just don’t give it up
And will it be worth the sacrifice & hurt
When there’s no guarantees it’ll all work

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In this house as I sit all alone I’m wonderin
Feelin like a leaf in the breeze
I hear the echo’s of a voice tellin me I got a choice
And I think it’s time to redeem
But when the moon kills the sun & it’s time to get along
And these walls won’t let me out
I wish I had a wreckin ball waiting on my beckon call
So I could knock those fuckin walls down

It’s dog days & a cold hard life
Blowin it up under red hot lights
Kickin it round dusk till dawn
My body’s hurts from too much wrong
Deep in a hole & it’s fillin with rain
The light in the tunnel’s a runaway train
But I’m workin real hard payin my dues
Got no worries I got nothin’ to lose

Cos there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Ain’t no sleep till your dead
There ain’t no rest for the wicked
When you play in a rock n roll band

Me & my guitar’s been through allot
I used to have two but one’s in hock
We share this life through good & bad
I’ll have no regrets when I’m lookin back

I wake up in the lion’s den waiting for the roar
I put myself together & climb in my old ford
Work my fingers to the bone, drag my ass home at night
Into the arms of my girl & pour me a cold bud-light

Cos’ I’m just a blue collar, workin’ man, tryin’ to do all I can
Living between pay checks
Looking for a break from the one’s who’ve got it made
& hoping that I’ll be next
Cos I’m up to my neck… livin in debt…
Thanks to my uncle sam, I got the workin’ man
I got the workin’ man blues

When pharmaceutical companies & taxman take their slice
It leaves me so damn poor I can’t even spend the night
I don’t mean to be downhearted it’s just my point of view
But if I had a bit mo’ money I probably sing a different tune

I get this feelin that I’m needin a drink
Had the worst damn day of the worst damn week so cover me
And let me sip from your nectar wine
Sticky sweet & so sublime, set me free sting me

With that barbed wire, barbed wire rose
A barbed wire, barbed wire rose
Razor sharp, wild at heart, beautiful
Like a barbed wire barbed wire rose

Wrap your wings around my golden heart
And show me the way to a brand new start & cover me
Whispers to me in your silver tongue
Pierce my flesh with a simple touch, set me free sting me

Breathe me in with all your might
Drown me in your warm sunshine & cover me
Your givin me the hee bee jee bee crush
Cos’ your love’s pure ‘n venomous, set me free sting me

I really do appreciate
The love you give & time you make
So keep me close to your heart
Cos I’ve got big plans for you & me
I’ll give you both the sky & sea
But all I’ve got right now is this song

So ya gotta have a little faith that our love will lead the way
Ya gotta have a little faith that our love will lead the way

You can always hold my hand
When its feelin like no one understands
I’ll pick up the pieces & make you whole
I hope you know in the name of love
That pretty soon we’ll rise above
But all we’ve got right now is this song

A gambling man can’t always play safe
So take a good look at the way that I play
Got my girl right by my side
And she gonna help me make it big tonight

So, I raise my glass for a toast & a cheer
With no fame or fortune she volunteers
Hell, lady luck’s changed the atmosphere
So roll them bones there ain’t no losers here

And rub my dice honey work it real good
Take your time don’t be cruel
One more chance to take me over that line
Come on baby let me see those snake eyes

Another year older & it’s hard to admit
The years get quicker the older I get
But there’s always one thing that makes my head spin
Don’t it feel good honey, to be livin in sin

Oh, them dust n’ bones, dust ‘n bones
Made from devil’s own, yeah them dust n’ bones
Oh, them dust ‘n bones, they come from hell below
Cos, them dust ‘n bones, they gon’ steal your soul

It don’t matter what’s wrong or right
When you’re the fuse for their dynamite
& it’s burnin’ down ready to ignite
Cos’ that ain’t oil that’s gonna spill tonight

Repeat chorus

Here come the jackals here come them crows
Rippin’ at your mind pickin’ at them bones
Get that wicked shovel ‘n dig a deep dark hole
May god have mercy on your soul

I gon’ love my baby all night long
I’m gon’ rock her till the break of dawn
Said I love my baby I won’t tell you no lie
Cos’ she the sugar in my coffee & the apple of my eye

I gon’ drink my baby till her body run dry
I’m gon’ satisfy this burnin’ desire
I gon’ drink my baby get drunk from her love
She the sugar in my coffee & the one I been dreamin’ of

I love my baby with this heart of mine
I can’t believe that she’s so damn fine
Yes I love my baby deep as the oceans go
She the sugar in my coffee & the honey butter for my roll

Yeah I’m gonna shake my baby like a wild mustang
I’m gon’ roll with her just like a hurricane
I’m gone shake my baby right off that Richter scale
Cos she the sugar in my coffee & the wind that blow my sail

We got holz in our boots, we got holz in our jeans
Some like the smoke but most like the drink
So put on some ol’ honk or some hard rockin’ beats
We’ve come from hells kitchen to turn up the heat

So there goes the neighborhood were up to no damn good
There goes the neighborhood cos we’re movin in
So there goes the neighborhood were up to no damn good
There goes the neighborhood cos we’re movin in

We got holz in our head we got holz in our teeff
Some like it hard but most like it sweet
So put on some ol’ honk or some hard rockin’ beats
We’ve come from hells kitchen to turn up the heat

Repeat chorus

We got holz in the winda’s we got holz in the floors
Most like Budweiser but some like Coors
So we’ll play ya some ol’ honk or some hard rockin’ chords
Cos’ we’ve come from hells kitchen to kick down the doors

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Raise em up & slam em down
This party’s over it’s time to get out
So take your last shot & chase it with your beer
Buenos noches it’s time to get outta here

Cos’ it’s last call for alcohol it’s closing time again
Last call for alcohol
Last call for alcohol it’s closing time again
Last call so get it while you can

Another night gone in the blink of an eye
It’s time ya’ll called a cab for a ride
And don’t forget to tip your waitresses & bartenders
Buenos noches the time has come to surrender

Legs are gettin dizzy & minds gettin weak
Need to get busy put the word on the street
Time’s comin for good people to meet
Call your friends & bring what ya drink

It’s party time we’re feelin fine
It’s lookin like it’s gonna last all night
It’s party time we’re feelin fine
It’s lookin like it’s gonna roll all night long

Throw down the lights strike up the band
Drift away into the promise land
Forget your worries get with the plan
The only thing you need to understand

Repeat chorus

C’mon stomp your feet & clap your hands
Now raise your glass & toast your friends
Stomp your feet & clap your hand
Now scream a little louder sing along with the band

He’s got the number thirteen tattooed on his soul
Fire burns in his eyes & his heart’s made of stone
He’s got a pistol at his side that’s made from solid gold
As he drifts into town on a wild west cyclone

The shutter doors swing open at the Dead Goat Saloon
The chill of spurs clangin as he walks into the room
He says I’m the judge & jury & I’ve come to sentenced you
Meet me on the edge of town tomorrow at high noon

And I’ll take you down, down, down on a hellbound train
Down, down, down on a hellbound train
Down, down, down on a hellbound train
Goin’ down on a hellbound train

A hot desert wind blows down the lonely street
Tumbleweeds shuffle past as the church bell rings
Suddenly the calm shatters as two gun shots scream out
As the dust settles down you can hear the preacher shout

Standin naked on this shoutin ground
A storm’s brewing & it's bearin down
Better run for cover under shadow of the neon lights
Cos’ I’ll take what you give & give you my best
Just say the words I’ll start makin a mess
I’m the seventh son of the seventh son of a bitch

Cos’ I can’t get this monkey off of my back
It’s a seven year itch that I can’t scratch
And there ain’t no doctor that can cure this social disease
As it spreads like a weed & lays down it’s roots
I walk over you in my snake skin boots
Tear out my heart & leave it bleedin on the stage

So say a prayer for me tonight
As I step from the darkness & into the light
I’m a phoenix risin & takin flight
Gonna get left if I don’t get right
As I step from the darkness & into the light
I’m breakin the silence & getting high

I stagger outside to have a smoke & a drink
While the moon drowns itself in a bottle of ink
Burns the night like a lonely flare hangin high
So I sip from a 80 proof bottle of soul
Half filled with lightening the other with gold
Exhale & watch the smoke rings fumble & fade