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Dead Horse Rodeo

by Velcro Mary

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1.
this town smells like a hair salon but nobody here leaves their porch lights on suddenly everything feels so wrong i'm almost gone i'm almost this girl's made out of styrofoam silently screaming and strung out on methadone she's waiting for someone to walk her home she's all alone she's all alone if you say perfect one more time i swear i'm gonna sigh if you're so perfect shake my hand under this velvet sky flip a quarter here's your chance to earn the bragging rights you can have the west side but i've got dibs on goodbye four a.m. and trying to hide the shakes hoping to get some sleep for my own sake we are biting to stay awake it's a mistake if you say perfect one more time i swear i'm gonna sigh if you're so perfect shake my hand under this velvet sky flip a quarter here's your chance to earn the bragging rights you can have the west side but i've got dibs on goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye
2.
Gravity Cues 04:39
it's raining dear it's been a year but have no fear i'm still here it's wet outside but i stayed dry i don't know why i just can't cry the rain is through here's something new i still miss you i thought you knew
3.
Slum Soda 02:38
every time we end up hanging in the parking lot we end up going into king's to check out what they got we only make four twenty-five and that barely pays the rent but you can buy a slum soda under thirty-five cents girlies at the counter must think we're so cheap when we walk up to the counter buying warm a-treat there's so many different flavors at a price you can afford so i can drink a slum soda just because i'm bored i like slum soda i like slum soda i drink slum soda i drink slum soda fifty cents a can is such a waste you're paying for a pretty label while you sacrifice the taste drink slum soda while we're on the trunk we tried all the name brands but we know they're junk have to slow down cuz it's getting late we're drinking slum soda since we couldn't get any dates slum soda is the safest way to drown your sorrows kirk doesn't have a nickel for a gumball so he borrows i like slum soda i like slum soda i drink slum soda i drink slum soda i drink slum soda when i'm on the road until the caffeine kicks in my head is ready to explode soda keeps me up when i'm feeling tired i guess i drink slum soda cuz i like to get wired sometimes it doesn't always help my thirst in fact certain slum soda seem to make it worse when my hands start to shake i know it's time to stop i think i'll move down south where they call it slum pop i like slum soda i like slum soda i drink slum soda i drink slum soda
4.
i really miss channel six, sideling hill, and redneck chicks i really miss dairy queen, the girl next door, sex machine let's just pretend it never happened let's just pretend it never happened i really miss hbo, the room upstairs, the all-time low i really miss the interstate, the eight hour drive, the mountain state let's just pretend it never happened let's just pretend it never happened
5.
Paper Bag 03:24
hands in the pocket type of guy phone booths without the doors hold paper cups for paper whores i've got some money in a jar i saved up change since yesterday it's not enough to throw away you used to care i'm losing weight you're a work of art and i don't need this anymore i can't believe you're clean parking lots are sacred ground i'm busy putting myself down gas tanks full of nutrasweet a paper bag can't hide your face in this or any other place you used to care i'm losing, wait you're a work of art and i don't need this anymore
6.
drunK 01:45
k i think i'll write you on my arm impress you with my boyish charm oh k i'd like to keep you warm k i haven't seen you for so long every time i talk it turns out wrong oh k i hope you like this song it's been said before that god don't make junk but you only call me when you're drunk k i want to share your germs but now we're not on speaking terms oh k just think what we could learn k i haven't seen you for so long every time i talk it turns out wrong oh k i hope you like this song it's been said before that god don't make junk but you only call me when you're drunk
7.
Home 02:59
Hey mom Looks like I made it on the radio Helped pave the way for losers who do bad shows And you'd think I'd get some credit Nevermind, I'll just forget it Hey Kleen Should old acquaintance be forgot? I thought I was your best man but now I see I'm not You'd think nine years is worth a letter I guess you all moved on to something better Hey man I used to live on that street So many people that I never got to meet And their lives go on without me You're probably better off without me Hey good friend were you sad when I went away? Or were you over it the very next day? I still have photographs of me and you If you look really hard, you probably have some too If I ever go home, I'm gonna take a pack of matches Gonna burn down the city, then burn down the ashes Maybe that will put my mind at rest I still think about you, more or less
8.
Alright 01:17
just another ceiling fan just another dollar bill just another ball point pen just another fork and knife just another meeting on the side just another phone call in the night just a call to let you know i'm alright
9.
Backup Plan 01:31
she makes it very clear that she's not bound not carved in stone, she might not stick around she makes it very clear that she's not bound not carved in stone, she might not stick around she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she makes it very clear she isn't wrapped around anybody's finger she said when we began and if it doesn't work out she's got a backup plan
10.
CVS Girl 01:49
cvs girl can i get my prescription filled? come over the counter and help me pick out some pills you got your name tag on and your red vest looks great so why don't you spend some time with me on your fifteen minute break? oh now girl cvs girl girl cvs girl cvs girl how long till you get out of work? i've been in this drugstore for so long that i feel like a cvs girl after you scan my upc why don't you put the receipt in the bag and run away with me? oh now girl cvs girl (you know what i'm talking about?) oh girl cvs girl
11.
I don't trust this bridge I don't buy this road This train might jump the tracks This airplane might explode But the worst is yet to come You could be the first But I won't hold my breath A million miles away And still obsessed with death But you still have one shot left I don't like this song I know i can't sing The words all sound the same And no one's listening And no one's listening But the worst is yet to come
12.
Sudafed 04:09
he said take these pills on a full stomach like it was some kind of cruel joke i haven't had a real meal in thirteen days and the last one made me choke my daily vitamin's the only food i've got placebo remedies have helped me a lot my sickness cyclical it's all up in my head you can starve a cold for only so long before you find that the fever's fed contagious criminal i used to be so strong the doctor says that i will live but i can prove him wrong i take tylenol for my head enough codeine to knock me dead nyquil, cherry red top it off with sudafed
13.
Older Alone 02:39
if you don't mind i think i'll sleep in the car cuz what they don't know won't hurt anyone i know you told me about the way that you feel but i'd feel safer if you'd just leave me alone every time we're alone i get older when it gets dark i try to stay warm hear your footsteps pretend i'm not home you take advantage cuz you think i'm naive i might feel guilt if i could figure this out every time we're alone i get older took me too many years to finally say the words when it's all said and done nothing's different at all if i could change one thing i wouldn't know where to start i just want everything back that you stole from me every time we're alone i get older
14.
Delaware It's such an awful way to go Forget about the sparks This time we'll go by motor Stars in eyes Contained by thin formaldehyde I used to count on calls But now I count on fingers You can bitch about the winter but it's never gonna keep you warm And I'd play a thousand songs just to watch you write them on your arm Tonight the stars will invert We finally saw the desert I swear i'm gonna make you the happiest girl in the world Novocain Spent sleepless nights in folding chairs Long island's such a drag Thank god it's the last one Microphone Collide with thoughts of mobile homes Last chance for paper hearts It's too bad we missed it You can talk about forever but we know you really mean two weeks And though you fill your hands with water in the end you know they always leak And all his thoughts are drastic Around slow moving plastic These chains could break your ankles without even thinking twice Without even thinking twice

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released September 2, 2011

All songs written by J Erb.
Performed and recorded by J Erb and JW Busher.
Mixed and mastered by JW Busher.

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Velcro Mary Charlotte, North Carolina

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