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Chorus:
Shit's real bad and it's only getting worse
it's only getting worse
it's only getting worse
Verse 1:
So I's sleeping in a tent down in Zuccotti Park
and Bloomberg came in the middle of the dark
with his pigs and their riot shields, billy clubs, and pepper spray
they tear gassed the kitchen, and took our tents away
Verse 2:
They put up some gates and hired some jerks
a police car looks a lot like a hearse
they cut up my bag and went through my purse
and threw away shit that they can't reimburse
Verse 3:
They threw away our books and killed some puppies first
they threw me down and put my face in the dirt
the fucked up our tents and they fucked up our yerts
and pepper spray, really fucking hurts
Verse 4:
So I moved into a crack squat on Palmetto Ave
and got tossed on my ass for the crack I don't have
Now I'm living in a church...
Verse 5:
Tired of the Liberals telling me what to do
I said fuck the state man, and fuck you too!
Tired of reforms...
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2. |
The Likes Of Us
02:12
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Verse 1:
When you are in love with a girl
it seems like life ain't that fucking bad
you act like a fool too afraid to
speak your heart but you know you're not sad
and you think of her beautiful face
every time you close your eyes
and you know that she's the stars
and the moon in your fucking skies
Chorus:
Close your eyes and I swear
you can feel all the heart beats
of every punk and every kid
out there on the streets
we're fools and lovers
playing our parts
and I hope that you and me
we will never ever be apart
Verse 2:
And when you love a girl you know
that your life is much better than it was before
and you know that there will be a smile on your face
even when the pigs are kicking in your front door
because nothing can ever bring you down
because your head is in the sky
you know you can't stop smiling
no you can't even fucking try
Verse 3:
So let's burn the city to ashes
with the fire in our hearts
and we will propose a toast tonight
for the new world we will start
so raise our glasses high my love
let's dance the night away
the rest of the world can go to hell
it wasn't meant for the likes of us anyway!
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3. |
Vulnerable
03:06
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1st Verse
Sometimes I know it's all my fault
I deserve every ounce of pain I'm feeling right now
I did it all myself, I didn't need any help
I lost my patience, my temper and how
am I ever going to heal these wounds I feel
am I ever going to get back all that I lost
now that it's gone, it's gone I got me to blame
oh so high, so fucking high is the cost
Chorus:
I did it again there's no one else to blame
I did it again every time it's the same
I did my best, you know I fucking tried
I did my best, I did it all, you know I tried
(repeat chorus)
2nd Verse:
Sometimes I know it's all my fault
I create every ounce of pain I'm feeling right now
I did it all, did it all myself
I don't need any help to fuck it all up somehow
I gotta heal these wounds and move on
I can stop the blood, but the scars remain
now that it's all gone I've got me to blame
Left alone like standing naked in the rain
Bridge:
Exposed, Vulnerable, my heart lies here before you
exposed, vulnerable, take my heart it's all for you
(repeat chorus, repeat bridge)
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4. |
Tale of Two Cities
03:28
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Intro:
So sit right back my friends and
I will tell you a tale of two cities
one is the asshole of the midwest
the other is the jewel of the east
and here's a story of drinking many pints
in the belly of the beast
and in the end I think
happiness we found
as we drink our way
from town to town...
1st Verse:
Buy me four pints of Strongbow cider
and let's talk the night away
sitting at the White Horse tonight
I think that we'll be okay
and if I never leave this bar stool behind
at least I spent this time
with a good ol' friend of mine
well buy me pints of PBR
Down at the Keller tonight
boats of popcorn and peanuts
and Jones is looking for a fight
but we will laugh it all off
and hit the dance floor
D.E.A. just finished up
and we keep on screaming for more
Chorus:
Well we hit the road and we're
destined for the east coast
so one more for the road my friend
I wanna propose a toast
here's to good health, and life without wealth
and livin' on the road
so screw the good lord, never helped us anyway
and here's to hopin' that we never come back no more
2nd Verse
Let's take the J-Train down to Goodbye Blue Monday
drinking pints of Guiness
and listen to Debe Dalton play
sing along to the back pack song
laugh and cry to the tale she tells
and outside these sacred doors
the rest of the world can go right to hell
When we've only got a couple dollars left
let's walk on down to the Sidewalk Cafe
we'll be drinking cans of Gennesse
and we'll listen to Brook Pridemore play
we'll be sitting next to J.J. Hayes
with John Burger across the way
and I think my friend if I die tonight
I think that I will be okay
(repeat chorus)
Bridge:
We'll walk through these streets
drinking Brooklyn Lager my friend tonight
take the Staten Island Ferry
and walk the streets of St. George alright
and drink some 40's on door stoops
until the sun rises in the east
then later up to St. Marks and we'll spange singles
for a pizza feast!
(repeat chorus twice)
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5. |
A Song For Summer
03:23
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Who will write my "Alas Babylon"
who will help me to carry on
who will be my Chris Clavin
and who will be my best friend
could you ever forgive me
will you never give up on me?
It was a cold night in October
and I was saved by Summer
alone I sat with that razor blade
alone I sat when they came to take me away
and it was you that held me that night
and it was you that gave me love that night
Seeing those tears in your eyes broke my heart that night
I wish I could tell you everything will be alright
I would do anything to tend this pain
I wish I could never ever hurt you again
but I feel so alone and dying inside
how many more times will you be by my side?
You know I can't live forever
so this is a song for Summer
you are so beautiful bright and warm
I wish I could promise you no more harm
as I look into your eyes and say, I love you
you're my best friend and I know you love me too.
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6. |
Waters Of This River
03:01
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Chorus:
Oh waters of this river
please let your waters take me from here
like the sky without stars
I feel so alone
Won't an angel from heaven
fly down and hold me near
this cold and lonely wind
chills me to the bone
1st verse:
I waited all night for you my love
I laid here looking at the stars above
and I wonder why am I all alone
and I wanna go away into the unknown
2nd Verse:
The wind in the pines it blows my hair
and I turn around hoping you'll be there
but I stand here in the dark all alone
I think I've lost everything I've known
3rd verse
I remember those words that flowed from your mouth
though I don't recall what it was all about
I think I've lost 'bout everyone I know
and I can feel the seasons changing into snow
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7. |
40's Under The Stars
02:38
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Let's grab some forties and go down to the tracks
we can go out drinking and we'll never come back
we got each other and we got the road
there is no limits to where we can go
All I need is a forty and all I need is you
I got nowhere to go, I got nothing to do
but I got this forty of Old English, and we've got each other
we will make it through as long as we do it together
We're drinking space-bag out under the stars
and everything in this world is ours
I look at you, I have just one question for you
if Jesus were here what would he do?
He'd turn water into wine and drink the night away
that's good enough for me, I think that we will be okay
'cause the night is for lovers like the two of us
that's one thing in life that you know you can trust
Let's go make love out under the stars
climb to the top of the hill and throw rocks at stars
because they can't slow down and take it all in
so let's steal some forties and let our adventure (life) begin
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I jumped the pitfalls I made it through
I swam the ocean just to get to you
I made it through the underworld through the pipes
I used my fireballs to kill the boss
but I hear the same story every time
yes I hear the same story every time
you know I hear the same story every time
thank you but I must apologize
your princess is in another castle
I met this girl the other
she's the cutest girl I've ever seen
and i tell you what I'd like
this beautiful girl waking up next to me
then a month or two go by
and I hear the same story every time
you know I hear the same story every time
yes I hear the same story every time
thank you but I must apologize
your princess is in another castle
I meet this girl she takes my breath away
I think I'm in love again
though I'm only at level five or six
I think that she will be the one
I go through hell just to get to her
but I hear the same story every time
you know I hear the same story every time
yes I hear the same story every time
thank you but I must apologize
your princess is in another castle
And I hear the same story every time
you know I hear the same story every time
yes, I hear the same story every time
thank you but I must apologize
your princess is in another castle
thank you but I must apologize
your princess is in another castle
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9. |
Tomorrow I Am Going Away
02:04
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So Scott says to me I'm gonna get you
drunker than you've been before
and when Scott says that to you then
you know you won't be able to find your own front door
crawling home from the bar that night
I was drunk off my ass that night
that I met you
and you are so beautiful
that part
is true
I love your beautiful blonde hair
and those
green eyes
And when you said let's go smoke a bowl
in the alley
that night
how could I ever say no?
so we got up
and walked away
away we go
You saw that patch on my shorts
and asked is that Zounds
I said it is, you know who they are
you sang Can't Cheat Karma
and I fell in love with you
and we started to make out
in that alley
in downtown
St. Cloud
We got back to the Keller
I got back to my friends
I had to let you go
But we would meet again
I drank too much and
wound up on the floor
puking in the men's room
where you tried to use the
urinal
I helped you out
you had my heart
but my friends said that you were trash
and that I could do better
but it was too late
I had fallen in love with you
So I called you up the next day
and invited you out
for some breakfast
and some drinks
on our walk back
to your place
I saw you under the sun
you were the most beautiful girl
that I had ever seen
your hair was like gold
in that October sun
it broke my heart to tell you
that tomorrow
I was going away
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10. |
The Story Of May Day
02:47
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So sit right back my friends
and here what I have to say
I want to tell you the truth
about May Day
Thousands of workers went on strike
in the USA
with the cry "8-hour day
with no cut in pay"
Even the dirty scabs
joined the workers there
out in the streets
and in public squares
sadly many more
stayed on the factory floor
and those the workers
couldn't take anymore
May 3rd 1886
August Spies advised
the workers
that they need
"Hold together
stand by your union
or they would
not succeed"
Many workers rushed the scabs
as they came out the factory doors
the McCormick Machine Company
workers could take no more
Cops fired shots
into the crowd
two striking workers
fell dead that day
they gave their lives
to fight for
the 8-hour
working day
A brave group of anarchists
knew something had to be done
and called for a gathering
at Haymarket Square
workingmen to arms
the anarchists' fliers said
revenge for the innocent
workers who lay dead
May 4 1886
Pigs showed up armed for war
ordered the gathering
be disbursed
as they charged the crowd
a bomb rang out
killing six
police men
Cops fired
on the fleeing men
the reloaded
and fired again
4 workers lay dead
in the Chicago streets
nearly 70 more
wounded as they flee
Th anarchists were blamed
for the bombs and for the death
though Pinkerton infiltration
made more sense
but the anarchists
would take the fall you see
8 comrades were
charged with conspiracy
So remember the story
of the Haymarket riot
the brave workers who
stood up for your rights
never forget the brave workers
and the sacrifice they made
for better hours
and for better pay
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Sama Maine
Sama was a folk punk and punk artist from 2004-2020.
She played as:
Sama 2012-
2020
Timmy ROT 2007-2012
Flopsy and Mopsy 2012
Ring of Truth:
2004-2012, and reunited briefly in 2019.
She is now retired from music and discovering a quiet peaceful life in rural Maine.
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