MAT D

Coming off old foggy top 
southbound hauler on another drop 
I got a sack of tall freight about a pony high 
I'm built as mean as a mule good Lord I’m fixing to die 
You know that broken road never saved a soul 
it only leads to the fire of ruination below. 

A little rocky on the slow down 
southbound hauler on the edge of town 
Another full cup on a dark night 
I’m bound to carry it out hell, I’ll be shining a light 
You know that old line never had name 
but neither did the devil boy they’re one and the same - they've got me 

Burning up a flatland gap 
suffering a dead route dry 
burning up a flatland gap 
gonna’ roll until I die 
Oh, until I die… 

Burning up a flatland gap 
suffering a dead route dry 
burning up a flatland gap gonna’ roll until I die 

Out of the way old Baby Blue 
won’t be troubled with the sight of you 
Another cold start with the hammer down 
hell, I’ll be revving it up before I roll out of town 
you know that broken road will only lead you astray 
and you won’t rise up to ride another day 

Burning up a flatland gap 
suffering a dead route dry 
burning up a flatland gap 
gonna roll until I die 
Oh, until I die...

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I sleep on a box car floor 
dirge of heaven at my door 
bindle stiff and a scab of bread 
waiting for the morning that I wake up dead 

Grows so cold you can see your breath 
somewhere between life and death 
Gray ghost humming in a minor key 
My God, it sounds just like the whistle of the Milwaukee 

Where the listless tramps still wail and sing 
A spirit haunts the cabin of a hobo king 
Skin flint tinder and a nation sack 
On the Red Ball tearing down a one way track 

Been so long since I’ve seen my home 
I'm bound to ride and cursed to roam 
Trepidation’s only son stranded on that twilight run 

I Fear the end is drawing near 
Old Satan is the engineer 
heard him whisper soft and still 
If I don’t get you boy, the Red Ball will 

Where the listless tramps still wail and sing 
A spirit haunts the cabin of a hobo king 
Skin flint tinder and a nation sack 
On a Red Ball tearing down a one way track 

Heard him whisper soft and still 
If I don’t get you boy the Red Ball Will 
Heard him whisper soft and still 
If I don’t get you boy the Red Ball Will 
Heard him whisper soft and still 
If I don’t get you boy the Red Ball Will 
Heard him whisper soft and still 
If I don’t get you boy the Red Ball Will

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God moved on the water built an altar for the bitch on the bed
I left a half a pack of Lucky's and tequila for the Queen of the Dead
an old memento for the faithful keep the decor Mexicali
sporting fashion resurrected from the San Fernando Valley
rocking  Tijuana twang on demolition train to the roots  

Majesty for free she wants to boogie with you all night long
a sinner's prayer left at the edge of her crown equipped to do you wrong
they got a rattle in the motor and a spirit in the bottle
putting one hand on the body and the other on the throttle
little something for your nerves?  
As you navigate the curves of the sacred 

We're gonna float it on down the river
shake it till you start to shiver  
We're gonna float it on down the river
shake it till you're tumbling back
bow to the Queen of the Dead 

We're gonna float it on down the river
shake it till you start to shiver
We're gonna float it on down the river
shake it till you're tumbling back 
yeah yeah yeah  

God moved on the water build an altar for the bitch on the bed
I left a half a pack of Lucky's and  tequila for the Queen of the Dead
an old memento for the faithful keep the decor Mexicali
sporting fashion  resurrected from the San Fernando Valley
just another devotee here to set the captives free

Bow to the Queen of the Dead
Bow to the Queen of the Dead
yeah, Bow to the Queen of the Dead 
yeah, yeah, yeah alright

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I am the needle and thread
the dress on the floor and the girl in your bed
I’m the night rolling in like a flood
the sharp taste of bourbon brewed thicker than blood
I’m the bottle that always runs dry
the thrill of that sweet empty look in your eyes
The cries of the first bastard son
the ache in the heart of the man on the run  

I'm a dark and decrepit motel
the guilt and regret that burn hotter than hell
I’m an orphan with nowhere to go  
the ghost in your room the damned dirty devil you know

  
I am the red neon light
resurrecting desire on a cold autumn night
all the reckless abandon you'll own
sanctified in the throes of my presence alone
I’m the thrill of a passionate lie
you can hold in your heart till day that you die
the lover that lead you to stray
every dark deed you’ve done that you can’t wash away  

I'm a dark and decrepit motel
the guilt and regret that burn hotter than hell
I’m an orphan with nowhere to go
the ghost in your room the damned dirty devil you know 

The devil you know 

I am the glare of the sun
a renegade priest and his wild ravaged nun
I'm the thunder that rattles the sky
the lightning that strikes in the blink of an eye
I’m the poison you're destined to crave
the feeling you'll chase till you lay in your grave
I’m the silence that comes like friend
all the darkness you'll learn to embrace in the end  

I'm a dark and decrepit motel
the guilt and regret that burn hotter than hell
I'm an orphan with nowhere to go
the ghost in your room every damned dirty devil you know 

The devil you know 

The devil you know

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Old spirits bore the scars 
a veil of endless stars 
a lonely cosmic river wrought with sand 
they reek of blood and rage 
a sordid sacred page that flutters in the twilight from our view 
they offer up their broken hearts to you 

Old spirits suffered long a sad and lonesome song 
its melody left scattered on the shore 
they fill that painted sky with neon lullabies 
that fade into the darkness evermore 
reborn as paltry shadows at our door 

Old Spirits made of dust 
a coat of heavy rust 
their wild and restless hearts still carry on 
they’re drawn back to the light though they stumble through the night 
to ramble through the dreams of you and I 
they waste away but they will never die 

Old spirits bore the scars 
a veil of endless stars 
a lonely cosmic river wrought with sand 
they reek of blood and rage 
a sordid sacred page that flutters in the twilight from our view 
they offer up their broken hearts to you

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Chipped blue plates 
falling off the stack 
I should’ve never built the commons by the mainline track 
most folks left when the town turned dry 
nothing left to salvage but the place won’t die 
I met a hell hole girl with the sunburned skin 
she made me a believer once the lights went dim 
down at the old depot I didn’t need a reservation 
Lord it, doubles as a brothel and a railroad station 

I never bought a ticket 
call me cavalier 
but I’ve been running with the devil since I wound up here 
I didn’t see it coming Lord, I heard that whistle blow 
it left me yearning for the freedom only dead men know 

On a long black train 
raising up a howl 
carry me to Canaan if I turn back now 
free my soul been straining from the load 
of a life turned wicked down that old... 
down that old...
lonely pitchfork road 

Yeah I got a sunburned girl 
now she's sprawled out on the floor 
and I heard a cold wind rattling on that old screen door 
I'll pray the night train come 
if it’s blacker than the sky 
so I can hitch a ride to glory on the day I die 
yeah, but the myth’s no good 
God the lies stay stuck 
and now it's rattling like the motor in her old man’s truck 
down at the old depot with that brothel round the back 
Lord, a phantom locomotive took possession of the track 

never bought a ticket 
call me cavalier 
but I’ve been running with the devil since I wound up here 
I didn’t see it coming 
No, I heard that whistle blow 
it left me yearning for the freedom only dead men know 

On a long black train 
raising up a howl 
carry me to Canaan if I turn back now 
free my soul been straining from the load 
of a life turned wicked down a pitchfork road 
Lord, Long Black train now it's coming down the track and it’ll 
carry me to Canaan and I won’t come back, No 
Free my soul been straining from the load 
of a life turned wicked down that old... 
down that old ... lonely pitchfork road

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I keep it all in that room 
the sweet smell of ashes and drugstore perfume 
river of smoke in the air 
a broken prayer 

Jolee pinned up on the mirror 
pale skin washed white Lord, I wish she were here 
clothed in a blue melody 
inside of me 

When I left Baton Rogue I had nothing to lose but my name 
just an old sacred heart left to splinter apart in the flame 
grifters and ghosts shrouded in rags and rope 
laid to rest in a watery grave 
When I left Baton Rogue there was nothing the good Lord could save 

I hear the voice of of the dead 
their whispers creep in through the holes in my head 
drowning in all that I've done 
thy kingdom come 

slave to to these visions within 
all spirit and bone till the darkness creeps in 
destined to die on the run 
thy will be done 

When I left Baton Rogue I had nothing to lose but my name 
just an old sacred heart left to splinter apart in the flame 
grifters and ghosts shrouded in rags and rope 
laid to rest in a watery grave 
When I left Baton Rogue there was nothing the good Lord 

angel swing down from a wire heaven high 
wings shining bright as the stars in the sky 
come bearing light to the lost every wayfaring soul that done fell 
When I left Baton Rogue Lord that spirit done led me to hell 

I keep it all in that room 
the sweet smell of ashes and drugstore perfume

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the gods of this world fell asleep in the lap of the ditch 
shallow but sure it could hold any memory you wish 
we could grind up their bones in a brew fit for raising the dead 
put grease in our guts and these ten gallon hats on our heads 

we patched every crack in the concrete and wrapped it in chrome 
strung up those forty watt lights and I made it our home 
but this acre of asphalt and diamonds was doomed from the start 
so I traded our bowl full dust for this old wicked heart 

We are the victims of love 
and we never lost faith that there was someone above 
that would leave us to suffer and die 
so I traded my soul for the first taste of pie 
faded road maps and cheap gasoline 
the last case a beer and a smut magazine 
holding on to that vision of you 
till that all night Oasis appears 
or it all fades to blue 
it all fades to blue 

Doomed romance wrapped up like a souvenir 
Love left us broken and it lead us here 

We are the victims of love 
and we never lost faith that there was someone above 
that would leave us to suffer and die 
so I traded my soul for the first taste of pie 
faded road maps and cheap gasoline 
the last case a beer and a smut magazine 
holding on to that vision of you 
till that all night Oasis appears 
or it all fades to blue 
it all fades to blue 

the gods of this world fell asleep in the lap of the ditch 
shallow but sure it could hold any memory you wish 
we could grind up their bones in a brew fit for raising the dead 
put grease in our guts and these ten gallon hats on our heads 

(c) 2021 Crazy Poet Publishing (ASCAP)

there's a broken horizon 
and a wide open sky 
there's a ghost in the engine 
and a dream left to die 
all the darkness descending 
all the love that you fear 
every damned dirty devil 
(that) done followed you here 
every spirit that wanders 
from the outskirts of hell 
they all gather together 
at the Southside Motel 

there's a light in the distance 
where all faith becomes doubt 
and it flickers and flashes 
but it never burns out 
by the edge of that highway 
on a spindle of steel 
every sign points to heaven 
and your death becomes real 
calling all of you sinners 
with soul left to sell 
drink cup full of sorrow 
at the Southside Motel 

there's no mercy at midnight 
no end to our days 
there's a ghost in the engine 
(that) God's grace couldn't save 
love was never the answer 
yet in all of it's power 
there's a great resurrection 
down the hall every hour... 
we could rise up together 
break free of this spell 
just to wake up each morning 
at the Southside Motel

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Dust storm blowing through a cardboard town 
tore the roof tops off left the asphalt brown 
Flax sun setting on a junkyard road 
with the tin piled high Lord, it shines like gold 

I've been living in the country born to push that mule 
got to plow these fields till our train comes through 
an I'm looking for revival up a slack jaw line 
with the hacksaw locals in a Roadhouse Shrine. 

Yeah, they rearranged the letters on the old marquee 
it reads "YOU STILL CAN'T TOUCH" and "ONLY THE DEAD DRINK FREE" 
I got a big hipped mama she's a Tennessee Belle with her tattooed thigh 
Lord she's come to cast her spell 
They got a poor boy rolling down a main street holler 
hawking earthbound voodoo for your redneck dollar 
buy a crown roses for your valentine 
if she's a half nude prophet in a Roadhouse Shrine 

Yeah I still believe that maybe there's a light that shines for you and I 
a faded mystery cradled in the shadows of a broken sky 
If there's a god above waiting on the verses of a whispered prayer 
I'll try to find the words scattered in the wreckage if I find you there 
If I find you there 

There was nothing left to suffer but our ashtray breath 
we caught a white freightliner on down to Nazareth 
that's where I bought a plastic Jesus off an antique vendor 
she just spit out her gum and stuck the savior to the fender 

Yeah we spent another evening in a dim motel 
in a three way tryst with a Tennessee Belle 
tired of seeking shelter with the rambling kind 
and hacksaw locals in a Roadhouse Shrine 
Roadhouse Shrine

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