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Different Fish

by George Brown

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==================================================== I pledge-a-Lincoln to the flag Shit me a bowl pack right out the bag Went 14 ways that couldn't work 'Til I dressed those sins in a miniskirt She don't even look like you That don't even look like you It don't even look like you Chance chasin' dreams & Nickey Star Put Mickey Earl in a mason jar December the 4th was just a day So close from being this far away She don't even look like you That don't even look like you It don't even look like you That don't even look like . . . She'd whip me good if I did her right Good lord, I swore it took 39 When I pinned Pee-Wee up to the cross I broke my tooth on dental floss She don't even look like you That don't even look like you It don't even look like you She don't even look like . . . You are now neglected Things are not the same But I will stand, corrected You were not to blame I pledge-a-Lincoln to the flag Shit me a bowl pack right from the bag Whip me good if I did her right Good lord, I swore it took 39 She don't even look like you That don't even look like you It don't even look like you . . . ====================================================
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==================================================== Coy Menser-- He was a desperate little man He snorted bath salts everyday He ate a homeless guy's face off Behind the Westville Pub Might've seen Coy Menser Gettin' away, po' boy! Might've seen Coy Menser Gettin' away . . . Coy Menser-- He went up on the Westgate bridge And there he thought he was free He turned around and Van Duncan Grabbed him by the arm Saying, "Coybert, come & go with me, po' boy!" "Coybert, come & go with me . . ." "Coybert, come & go with me, po' boy!" "Coybert, come & go with me . . ." Coy Menser-- Had a mother and a father, too He sent for them to come & go his bail But there was not no bailout for a face-eatin' man So they shoved Coy Menser back in jail, po' boy! They shoved Coy Menser back in jail . . . They shoved Coy Menser back in jail, po' boy! They shoved Coy Menser back in jail . . . Coy Menser-- He had a pretty little wife The dresses she wore was blue She'd come to the jailhouse with a loud shout Saying, "Coybert, I've been true to you, po' boy!" "Coybert, I've been true to you . . ." "Coybert, I've been true to you, po' boy!" "Coybert, I've been true to you . . ." Coy Menser-- He stood up in his cell With tears a-rollin' down his eye "I've eaten the face off of many a po' boy, And now I am ready to die, lord, lord!" "And now I am ready to die . . ." "And now I am ready to die, lord, lord!" "Now I am ready to die . . ." "I've been to the East, And I've been to the West," "I've been this whole wide world around . . ." "I've worked at Thai Basil, And I've worked at UPS," "Now take me to my hangin' ground, lord, lord!" "Now take me to my hangin' . . ." ====================================================
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Shelby 03:17
==================================================== Waitin' on the line Creepin' like a vine Man alive! That girl sent shivers Up & down my spine Hang it on the wall of Some ol' hollow log Oh, my time I feel it comin' Bet it won't be long When she fell like fire And she lit up like rain And that breaks my heart But she's feelin' 'bout the same That's alright I'm alone And I don't mind some time back home No, I don't . . . Well she went on back to Shelby Guess that's where that girl belongs Lie for an eye Truth for a tooth Lord, I've tried To make things better But it's just no use Hangin' on the line Creepin' like a vine God forbid! That ol' girl send shivers Up & down my spine When she fell like fire And she lit up like rain And that breaks my heart But we're feelin' 'bout the same That's alright I'm alone And I don't mind some time back home No, I don't . . . Well she went on down to Shelby Guess that's where that girl belongs Well she went on back to Shelby Guess that's where that girl belongs ===================================================
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=================================================== When the lights out And the day is done I often look back At what I have done And what I see there Gets me more confused I wonder if there's Anything I can use I wanna know If I'll be sure When the man Shows up at my door And when he gets there What will he say? I wonder if there Will be anything left to say And when will I Get what I deserve; A reward That'll strike a nerve? And when will anything Be worth it's truth? And why does everything Have to Have an excuse? It's not a question About what is real-- I'm not Gud Wilson Or Captain DEAL. With fame & fortune I get to flirt I wonder if then You'll feel my hurt And when will I Get what I deserve; A revelation That'll strike a nerve? And when will anything Be worth it's truth? And why does everything Have to Have an excuse? Tell your excuses to me . . . To me . . . To me . . . To me . . . ===================================================
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Flighty Gal 02:44
=================================================== Ol' Mia, now She's a flighty gal Mia Brown was a tease! That Mia, now Was a flighty gal; Made a fool out of me Took me in for the night Locked me out for the day What would give you the right? At least I get to say . . . I caught a glimpse of a flighty gal To see . . . Whether or not those flighty gals Have wings . . . Mia was my flighty gal And she . . . Flew away from . . . Mia, now She's a flighty gal Mia Brown was a tease! That Mia, now She's a flighty gal; Made a fool out of me Took me out for the night Locked me in for the day What would give you the right? At least I got to say . . . I caught a glimpse of a flighty gal To see . . . Whether or not those flighty gals Have wings . . . Mia was my flighty gal And she . . . Flew away from me ==================================================
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=================================================== The last thing I'm gonna swear on is the Bible 'Cause it's the one thing telling me not to swear So if you ask me to, I don't believe I will, sir Because in Heaven, there ain't no liars there . . . The last man I'm gonna run to is the butcher Unless I'm hungry, understand? Because the butcher is a man & I am a man And a man keeps his meat in his hand . . . Ajax, it smells like spring flowers I learned that from the bottle yesterday If spring flowers ever start to smell like Ajax I think that I will blow myself away . . . The last thing I'm gonna swear on is the Bible Because it's the one thing telling me not to swear If you ask me to, I don't believe I will, sir Because in Heaven, there ain't no liars there . . . ===================================================
7.
=================================================== Tangerines & honey beans We're different birds of prey But I wish you would not ignore The worst things you could say Come off & run back with me We'll find the brand-new way 'Cause my love for you Is like sand & glue And I'll love you 'til the paint comes off ! love you 'til the paint comes off I'll love you 'til the paint falls off I'm covering you with rocks, sand & glue And I'll love you 'til the paint comes off Cut & scratched guitars & hats Shall never forgive you If I'm a pebble in your boot That you've gotten used to Then drown me in the aquifer And I'll be your dream come blue 'Cause my love for you Is like sand in glue And I'll love you 'til the paint falls off I'll love you 'til the paint falls off ! love you 'til the paint comes off Yes, I'm covering you in rocks, sand & glue And I'll love you 'til the paint falls off ==================================================
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==================================================== Mommy's gone Daddy's gone And here I am sittin' all alone By the telephone I can hear it ringin' in my ears It's just another day of livin' In my world. . . Delusional reality Now I'm here On the side of the road I've got my sign in the air And a heavy load And it hurts sometimes You're always on my motherfuckin' mind It's just another day of livin' In my world. . . Delusional reality Now I'm here And a year's gone by I think of you And I start to cry And I don't know why I can't get you off my motherfuckin' mind It's just another day of livin' In my world. . . Delusional reality ====================================================

about

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I put my head in my heart and my heart on my shoulders

and I stood on the crest.

I was toppled,

stranded

left over and called your name,

(the name of a saint!)

I loved you.

You called me Mia St. Mia,

one last time

and I heard you washing me down--

this was the real deal.

I knew because it burnt.

It got me sick and I went in stomach up,

I forgave you.

I got better and everything grew over,

even grass and leaves came back.

I remembered you.

I had to because we were both sick for good

and I stole for you,

I admit it.

I should have done it while I still had a choice.

Now it's just habit,

like the prayers of a saint.

I called to you,

I answered for you.

I forgave you, for me,

and now we are sick together in heaven

with holy names as jokes

and bad heads, no heart.

We still lie.

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released April 1, 2014

DIFFERENT FISH was written & composed by George Brown
~Guitar & Vocals: George Brown

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