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Drunken Prayers

by The GCDC Gang

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1.
Sun Spots 03:19
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Hi Here we go
2.
Still The Man 04:12
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Their sayin that it’s time to pack it in but me, I don’t know a lot has changed since the gang started out all those years ago guess you could say that I’ve changed too but can’t bring myself to say that I’m done Though I’m not the angry kid in the corner anymore I’m still the man on the nun I’ll call you early on a Sunday, or maybe block you on your birthday battle wrap you in saran even if they drop the bomb, I’ll still be hitting on your mom cause you can’t take the jug out of a man Like putting bullets back in a gun I can’t stop having all the wrong fun well the world’s seems warmer with my head on my shoulders but I’m still the man on the nun I’ll show up high on our first date, and lose your name along the way least that’s the way it went with what’s her name misprint the first line of this song just to use “their” wrong pacifically to drive you insane Like putting bullets back in a gun I can’t stop having all the wrong fun well the world’s only cold when you’re quote unquote “informed” take it from the man on the nun Sorry I missed your call, but I ain’t sorry at all thank the lord for call display well I’d love to help you move but I got sweet fuck all to do and I ain’t got all day but baby if you got the blues, and you don’t know what to do then you’ve come to the right place cause we don’t know either, still we’ll make you a believer hail mary that the Gang is here to stay Like putting bullets back in a gun we can’t stop having all the wrong fun at the end of the day I’ll gladly laugh my life away that’s why I’m the man on the nun life is full or fun so go ahead and get you some, so sayeth the man on the nun until I’m in the dirt, I’m gonna strum away the hurt cause I’m still the man on the nun
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Handz Up!! 03:43
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Handz up baby way over your head And if you do what we tells ya then you won’t get dead If you like the kind of crap that conway ditty sang Too bad!!! We’re the GCDC Gang Tough shit!! We’re the GCDC Gang We rode right into town and had a purple-nurple-drank We was smokin pot & doin shotz & robbin bankz We tried to start a jam, but no one had a gee-tar So we skipped out on the tab & stole thebarmaid’s car Handz up baby way over your head And if you do what we tells ya then you won’t get dead If you like that achy-breaky with the howdy-doody twang Dream on!!! We’re the GCDC Gang No chance!! We’re the GCDC Gang The sheriff paid a visit to our next of kin He tried to play the other side like they would turn the gang in! So he can lock us up & hose us down & send us to hang Fuck that!!! We’re the GCDC Gang Let’s ride!!!! We’re the GCDC Gang Handz up baby way over your head And if you do what we tells ya then you won’t get dead With a whoops upside yo head just like a boomerang Watch out!!! We’re the GCDC Gang Let’s go!! We’re the GCDC Gang Handz up baby way over your head Give me your heart ditty ditty Jugga Jugga Ditty Ditty We’re the GCDC Gang We’re the GCDC Gang A-bada-bing a-bang!!!
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Carolynne 03:47
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You never knew what you wanted to do, no follow through You outgrew that baby face, you’ve lost your place You couldn’t find that spark for your mind, when you resigned, Yes you fell behind in the race, you’ve lost your place Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye It’s the decline .... of Carolynne ya ya ya ya Never the bride but grooms greedy-eyed, went along for a ride now you’re disqualified in disgrace, you’ve lost your place You couldn’t stay in the game that they play, then one day you just fade away without a trace, you’ve lost your place Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye It’s the decline .... of Carolynne ya ya ya ya ya 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Burnt Toast 04:32
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Burnt like a piece of toast The one that needs the butter most The squeaking oil gets the wheel At least that’s the way it feels At least that’s the way it feels Worn like a fresh pressed suit Traded in for rubber boots When he got caught in the rain He saw the suits were all insane Played like a game of chance But in the end he lost his pants When he took another spin He never looked back again Burnt like a piece of toast The one that needs the butter most The squeaking oil gets the wheel At least that’s the way it feels At least that’s the way it feels Lost like a train of thought On a winding like that time forgot Every corners another plight Every tunnels a guiding light Found like the reborns faith Hoping that they’re not too late But Jesus, Buddha, Allah please Won't you help them up off their busted knees Burnt like a piece of toast The one that needs the butter most The squeaking oil gets the wheel At least that’s the way it feels At least that’s the way it feels She’s bitter like a month old smoke She’s got no choice because she’s broke More broken than the night at dawn But like the moon she carries on Like the moon she still shines strong Burnt like a piece of toast The one that needs the butter most The squeaking oil gets the wheel At least that’s the way it feels At least that’s the way it feels
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Where Is He Now? 03:17
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He’s been everywhere they say It’s only cause he lost his way If he had only had a say He would have lived in Thunder Bay It’s all the pretty girls up there The beavers and long underwear The frost that’s in his facial hair If he could live just anywhere I know He put the fun in front of phonetics He is the acid washed jeans of genetics Where is he now? Look who’s coming through the door The one that no one sees no more He’ll drink until he hits the floor Hit the town the try to score Woah He likes to spend his time alone Living in his trailer home Drinking whiskey on the rocks Writing music in his socks Woah He thinks desire is the mother of invention He has a brother he’s failed to mention He has only the best of intentions But where is he now? He knows everything it’s true He pretend like he don’t have a clue I bet that he knows more than you Hit brain is made if crazy glue Woah He’s caffeine like we should be Drinking wine and herbal tea His past is veiled in mystery And probably filled with wizardry Woah He is the extra dimension of dementia But he’ll remember every record that he lent ya But where is he now
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The FBI's Got Their Eyes On You 05:39
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Wizard Of The West 08:15
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A fog rolled in to our sad old town as high as the heavens and miles around when dawn had broke the old man strolled in looking for a meal and a stay at the inn His tattered hooded robe hid his tattered silver hair but nothing could hide the magic in the air Mary-Lynn at the inn asked what he could pay with a wink of his eye, he sent the mist away From a distant land with his staff in his hand who knows why we were blessed to cross the path of the wizard of the west He wanders the land looking for stones and tomes does trick for drinks and the occasional home when the fire would die, he'd wave his hand the embers would glow from his command He'd laze out on our porches to speak with the horses stop bullets in mid air with his magical forces sometimes he'd change his face, sometimes he's disappear sometimes he'd find a glass of scotch behind your ear From a distant land with his staff in his hand who knows why we were blessed to cross the path of the wizard of the west One night , in the light of Joe's saloon 4 men stormed in looking for loot the old man stood up just a hair too late to stop the fire from the springfield 58 the crowd screamed loud when the wizard fell down gone was the joy we'd found in our town our knees on the ground and our hands in the air The magic in the air, now deep despair They asked and we gave to avoid our graves Some cried, some begged, and the rest of us prayed Just then the men turned and froze where the old man fell down, the wizard aroze Lightning from his hand killed the band laid to rest for messing with the wizard of the west From a distant land with his staff in his hand who knows why we were blessed to cross the path of the wizard of the west
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Mary's Ghost and Isaac Drives 13:05
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SONG 1 Mary’s Ghost It's been a long long time since Mary's gone, but her magic is still haunts me today She knew just what smile to give me to make sure my tears never went away But still I ache for the pain, give almost anything to cry like that again But all that I could do and give her, pretty Mary, she already took it away There's an agony in freedom when the mind wanders back to those days Like the memories of your childhood, it's hard to sort the fog from the haze And in my mind I know we're much better off now that we are apart But the heart doesn't care what it knows, it only cares for what it wants And still your ghost is haunting me, like a specter in my soul And now I'm lost, I found my way to wander on my own So go away, Mary I don't need you here no more Stay away, Mary I hope your ghost goes up in smoke So long, Mary Goodbye, farewell, amen Adios, Mary Don't bring your ghost 'round here no more Goodbye, Mary This is the last rights of our love Goodbye, Mary And if you see me on the other side, just let me be, Mary It's been a long long time since Mary's gone, but her magic still haunts me today - - - - - SONG 2 Isaac Drives Isaac drives the cruel roads of north ontario Grey freightliner, silver ghost rolling through the snow Isaac he dont care about that frozen load of steel keeps the good book on his knees, both hands on the wheel Isaac staring straight ahead driving all night long keep those wheels moving towards another northern town a feather painted on the door with isaac loves yvette helps him keep the dream alive, black ice aint killed it yet A thermos of black coffee and indian cigarettes a prayer for every mile laid down is the only edge you get wiper blades slapping through the spider wbs of snow when winter comes and mercy goes in north ontario ploughs have framed the highway with shining furrows of snow the way it lays makes isaac think of eiderdiwn and home that old tattoo on his right arm read isaac loves yvette helps him keep his hope alive, black ice aint kille dit yet A few more hours to the outpost parking lot sleep will fall upon him like a savage hungry hawk south of a mining town where the waters run upstream of the georgia strait and fishing boats he works on in his dreams A thermos of black coffee and indian cigarettes a prayer for every mile laid down and god i miss yvette wiper blades slapping through the spider webs of snow now winters come and mercy gone in north ontario
10.
Venus Of Brooklyn 04:55
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I wanna live on your sweet, sweet love ‘Til the stars crash through the moon above Wanna dance with you all night and hold your hand Wanna hear you whisper "Darling..yes..you can" Wanna see the world with you, go everywhere Wanna bask in your laughter Swim through your tears Am I worthy of your beauty and your grace? Can I change that look of sadness on your face? May I dear? Here I am Trapped in the corner again By your love that's so compelling when your love flows through Here I am wondering just where I stand It's your love, so overwhelming. Do you know how I feel about you? Every time I'm seen with you I feel so proud. You can look up at the sky and pick out...any cloud you like, baby. There's a look in your eye makes my head dip and spin Only a fool would leave this paradise I'm in Wanna walk the streets with you in the snow I was such a lonely man not long ago Then I found you dear. Here I am. hoping that I'm still your man It's your love that keeps me going Do these eyes show you? and here I stand..... caught with the knife in my hand I say stupid things without thinking.. ‘bout how much I really need you. I wanna live on your sweet, sweet love ‘Til the stars crash through the moon above Wanna dance with you all night and hold your hand Wanna hear you whisper "Darling..yes..you can" Wanna see the world with you, go everywhere Wanna bask in your laughter Swim through your tears I wanna live on your sweet, sweet love
11.
3 Days Coming 08:32
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3 days coming, and I'll be overseas 3 days coming, the army's shipping me I'll be fighting for my country and dying to be free first I'm going to Winnipeg, see the family I've hardly known say goodbye to mom and dad and my little brother who's probably now fully grown give a kiss to my sis, and remember who it is I'm fighting for then i'm going to british columbia, a place i've never been british columbia, wanna see the sights i've never seen oh rocky mountains, help me forget my destiny 3 days coming, darling i'll be gone 3 days coming, darling i'll be gone I'll be standing in Afghanistan with a rifle in my arms 3 days coming, i might not be back again 3 days coming, this might be the end if i don't make it back, go down to the moonshine café and buy a drink for all my friends 3 days coming, i might not be back again 3 days coming, this might be the end if i don't make it back, go down to the moonshine café and buy a drink for all my friends Oh 3 days coming
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God Hears The Drunken Prayers The Loudest 11:03
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As we go walking.... through valleys deep Filled with confusion...Deprived of sleep We must be grateful .....And never hateful cuz as for blessings.....We have a plate full Our dreams forsake us.....or so it seems Our nightmares take us...to lands unseen U might be flying.........U might be sinking No need for crying..........No sense in thinking And if you stumble .... and if you fall And if it feels like...you got fuck all One thing I'm sure of......No doubt about it God hears the drunken prayers the loudest. I've roamed and rambled throughout my life And i have often pissed off my wife But she still loves me although I'm guilty of crimes that now seem puerile and filthy And if you falter ...and if you fail And if it seems like...you just can't deal I've got a secret...Can't live without it God hears the drunken prayers the loudest. Sittin in a pew With a wafer and a wine Nothin left to lose but my soul It’s just a journey......It's plain to see Call your attorney....They will agree As we tread water....There is no order Just ride the current....Like lambs to slaughter And if you struggle.....And if you steal And if it feels like....Shit's gettin real And the Lord has screwed you....I highly doubt it God hears the drunken prayers the loud—est!!!!! If u got problems.....And u got beer And feel like bending.....Jehovah'z ear.. If you need a miracle.....No need to shout it God hears the drunken prayers God hears the hammered prayers God hears the plastered prayers God hears the drunken prayers................... The loudest. God forgive you... go in peace.
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night? 10:17
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My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me, where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through Her husband was a hard working man Just about a mile from here His head was found in a driving wheel But his body never was found My girl, my girl, where will you go? I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me, where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me, where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, where will you go? I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through

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Recorded live at The Moonshine Café in Oakville, Ontario Canada on June 11, 2022

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