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Father Time's America

by Father Time

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(We All Live In) Walmartville 04:03
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We got a strip runnin' right to the interstate now Cruise down the road, they got everything that you need a couple o' 7-11s and a Kroger grocery store We got a new Home Depot, all the chains you're looking for the familiar names, every town's the same like Dominos, notice something lame ? We all live in Walmartville one exit down from Taco Bell Live in the US stay close to the nest and yes we lost our culture We got 16 films in the multiplex now and the closest thing to town square is the local mall. The kids wanna go to McDonalds, cause they brainwash them I think or does it have to do with all that sugar in the Super Size drink ? We got KFC, we got Texaco Blue Light Specials and HBO We all live in Walmartville We get all our news on the cable now Our debts are large Our cellphones are charged and big business owns our country and the radio is all formats you won't hear any good songs on that We all live in Walmartville and most of us think our towns are swell The weekend will come We'll rock and then some More power to the indies.. We got GI Joe takin' on the sniper and we just signed over our house to this guy, Bill Gates but we get to go out to Hooters and it's not for the chicken wings We got SUVs, you know we'll run over anything Mom and Pop closed down Another chain arrives and this has been happenin' all our lives We all live in Walmartville Drive down the road and see the sights But don't reminisce cause there's something amiss it's this, our Walmart culture We all live in Walmartville one exit down from Taco Bell Live in the US We settle for less and I guess we lost our culture We all live in Walmartville
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The Carefree Kid 03:16
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Nowhere Near Needles 03:11
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Old 22 03:32
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Hey, one day this used to be a thriving little highway but now you don't see any cars for miles The motels are abandoned and the billboards faded white That interstate came and I guess they lost all business overnight, oh oh Old 22 - there's nothin' you can do son to save the family enterprise Out on 83 there's a big highrise now Old 22 - the rabbits in the stew son You better cut your losses, go and get a job in town a job in town Hey, one day this used to be the town's best bowling alley but now it is unable to compete The new one has a fancy bar, the scores computerized Sometimes when a brand new business thrives another business dies oh oh Old 22 - I put the blame on you, son You wanted things to stay the same Before you know it, tomorrow came, son Old 22 - Red ink and now you're through, son If you're lucky they'll remember for awhile what used to be here which somehow slipped away from you What happened to the big drive in ? What happened to the diner ? What happened to the days of mom and pop I know that those were better times despite what we've been taught replacing things that came for free with things that must be bought oh oh Interstate 81 The chains are all you know, son You never saw the old downtown Never saw the records spin around, son Interstate 81 The damage has long been done son It's time you face the fact that things will never be the same but nonetheless, it's still a shame
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The Night She Met Me 03:41
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I saw an angel in the drive-thru window We had a chemistry yeah she dropped my soda on the pavement Somethin' electric I somehow came to ask her what she's doin' after work She said she was supposed to meet some guy but he's a jerk I said "You were supposed to?" and she gave me a little smirk the night she met me In the backseat, there we were, just both undressin' A poundin' on the window, some guy sayin I'm messin' with his baby now he's gon' get me I leaped into the front seat put my foot down on the gas Looked into the rearview mirror and saw that big dude on his ass We headed to another spot and oh, we laughed and laughed the night she met me Baskin in the nightheat Underneath the moonlight Move over in the carseat Everything was alright Well, she and I we had some times together and we might have more if I should see her cruisin' down my highway She could never forget me but that goes for me too, remember her quite well Those were my innocent days she brought me out of my shell Every time I stop for a burger I think o' the way that soda fell the night she met me
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Bobby Delaney 03:02
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Bobby Delaney Remember Bobby Delaney Yeah if he'd given her just a little bit of respect I expect he would have another trophy and they would have to call his name out loud for all of his buddies to hear Bobby Delaney What happened to Bobby Delaney ? Well he forgot in the biggest way possible who was the boss and it cost cause he got tossed out of his element the only place that he was king at least that is what he once thought You should've kissed the ring not tried to run the show Who invited you ? It wasn't long ago The rules were all laid down but you were so deluded The party's goin' strong Now you are not included Bobby Delaney Poor ol Bobby Delaney He rolled down the hill right when he was comin' into his own He was thrown Sure he just might key your car later on Hey that's not gonna bring back what he lost restore the proud reign of his face, oh yeah You should've known your place not tried to jump the gun If you had paid your dues you would've been the one Pushed your luck and why ? Assumptions you were makin' cause you thought you could Turns out you were mistaken Bobby Delaney What happened to Bobby Delaney ? What happened to Bobby Delaney ? What happened to Bobby Delaney ? What happened to Bobby Delaney ?
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Brand New Car 04:11
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Angry Man 03:59
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So she came into the room with no real expectations put flowers on the table, time to start another day It was somewhat of a shock then when she ran into him she had no idea at all what put the fire in his eyes Her mood got all disheveled when that big bull in a china shop tossed her all around the room with words that meant to hurt She started up to give it back, there was no way of reaching him She went into another room to find a better life He's an angry, angry man Seems he's got a lot to say but it's not goin' like he planned When he's done blowing off some steam he might just realize all his howlin' at the moon ain't gonna make the world change He got into the car, and headed to the office it seemed like any other day but then the anger flared and soon enough his path was strewn with all the walking wounded their various expressions matched the way he felt inside He's an angry, angry man As far as he's concerned their heads are buried in the sand so he has to speak his mind, and then he'll say it louder Just never seems to notice this won't make the world change He's an angry, angry man and all the things he's feeling are just more than he can stand He does all this lashing out and he's got all kinds of reasons but all that raging spirit just won't make the world change I wish there was some easy way to take him off the clock but he just knows one way to be, that endless gearlock He's got a lot to give but he's mainly giving grief He used to be so hopeful but he's lost all his belief (lost all his belief) He's an angry, angry man and Don't you say the wrong thing now cause then his flames get fanned oh He'll usually get the best of you but when the day is over all his fighting for what's right just didn't make the world change all his fighting for what's right just didn't make the world change
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'73 04:28
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73, 73 that's how many homers you need if you want to break the record now but no one can no way no how Barry Bonds, he took the juice ballplaying mutants on the loose while Selig looked the other way for the good of baseball some might say McGwire and Sosa captured the imagination of you and me with their bogus cheat-ass homerun race and now the sport is a total disgrace but all the baseball lovers filled the stands when Barry took a drug that turned him into Superman 73, 73 Intentionally walk him or he will go deep Did you notice how his head got fat? It barely fit into his hat Of course he lied about it, they all did including Selig that piece of shit who won't let Rose into the Hall of Fame but lets these cheaters ruin the game Steroids such a fucking blight Even the government got it right for once, cause now they're cracking down Too bad Maris' record went down and the fans will puke as they remember when The year McGwire and Sosa were supermen 73, 73 a sight you never thought you'd see and you shouldn't have, it was all a lie It was fairy dust that made them fly and legends sometimes turn to dust Believers turn their heads in disgust when the truth comes out, when the truth comes out sometimes you regret what you were cheerin' about and you hate the cheaters who ruined things They steal a piece of you and it stings that the game you love is a fucking joke and this they won't fix, nope, it's broke cause Selig's gonna let that record stand Most homeruns 73, hit by a superman
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Who Is The President? 02:58
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Who is the president Who is the president Who is the president Who is the president You need someone who's strong, someone that you can't push Who plays you rockin' songs, and ones that knock you on your tush When he takes him jumpshot, his words they do go swoosh Oh, there'll be lots of Gore, and they'll be lots of Bush in his administration Who is the president ? We need a fuckin' president Who is the president of rock ? Who is the president It's Time to set a precedent so Time should be president of rock He'll put it through your wicket, he doesn't need a mallet His life's a 5 star movie, by the time it reaches Gene Shallit FT stirs the soup, he's the crabmeat in your salad You gotta hand it to him, no need for countin' ballots Oh, there'll be lots of Bush and they'll be lots of Gore When Daddy Time takes over, you'll know what you've been waiting for No more shitty music played on your radio I'll be there kissin' babies, on the White House lawn they'll be a show and Here's your invitation
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This Stupid War 05:27
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We were given false pretenses to allow Bush to do his thing Use that power to invade a country and thus, folks this song I sing I despise this stupid war makes me angry to the fuckin core In Iraq, no weapons of mass destruction hey, no Al Queda were around before Our country did stand for right Now we're hated round the world cause we like to fight and the liars who we voted in sent Petraus to put out a spin The surge is working, casualties are down The surge objectives nowhere to be found In September we'll reassess the current state of such a hopeless mess How I loathe this stupid war 9-11 wasn't calling for attacking countries on a fuckin whim No, Dubya's daddy, it was done for him Now the Iraqis don't want us there The rest of the world don't want us there The American people don't want us there Bush and Cheney and McCain want to keep us there Strategic interests in the middle east Gas prices risin, hey we're gettin' fleeced Tap our phones now to catch a terrorist Osama Bin Laden is the one we missed. Only 1.3 trillion bucks So far it cost us 1.3 trillion bucks We don't have health care and the schools just suck Trick house foreclosure, guess you're outa luck I detest this stupid war Now there's 4000 dead, there'll be many more and for what, if you think you know then you're a moron watchin a puppet show More motivation for the suicide bombs Whole cultures hate us now but we got Saddam Children grow up with America their enemy Do you feel safer? Well that's your fantasy. Now they're selling a war in Iran Another convoluted war coming in Iran Oh Bush and Cheney, they have big plans Into the sniper fire from the frying pan How I hate these stupid wars Bring back the volunteers for a couple more tours Spend all tax dollars on this dumb agenda with no intentions to ever end it Stay the course, motherfucker stay the course Shock and awe, wow, what a show of force You called it Mission accomplished in 2003 Wake up asshole, this ain't no victory Stay the course, mother fucker stay the course All those kids dying and you have no remorse Any justification is a thing of the past So take your god damn wars and shove em up your ass this stupid war this stupid war this stupid war this this stupid war This stupid war this stupid war this stupid war this this stupid war
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Tenacious Dream (live) 03:44
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The Unprofessional 04:53
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Oh, I’m just your normal musician Ok, not so normal but still I do what I can to find me some success Who knows, maybe someday I will So enter the big-mouthed promoter He’d surely help me get ahead and I was excited til I got his Email My stomach just dropped when he said I cracked the code That’s what he told me he cracked the code and though now he acts like it was nothing at all then it was some big motherlode I wrote back, said his Email dismayed me He told me that it was my call but I didn’t want him for his safecracking skills and legal or not it was wrong He said sorry for being so cryptic but he had to be, well, here’s why He got the info from the upper management which later on they would deny He cracked the code I didn’t get into music to go down that road The artists who need to must not be too good but on with this lame episode I told him Forget it, and dumped him I wasn’t gonna make no big public stink but he got so defensive in such a short time Had a near nervous breakdown I think He’d said that he’d knock out my molars Showed all of the hate that he’s got Yeah he’s one tough guy on a bulletin board but that scumbag put me in this spot He cracked the code A few gentle words, well, they made him explode and someone not guilty, they don’t act like that but I guess he reaped what he sowed I went out to hear some live music and I carried this dilemma along Then it came to me, how to get it off of my chest and soon enough, I had this song
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Piece of Meat 03:00
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released September 15, 2013

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