A fried chicken stand pierced by the shadow of a steeple
Taqueria signs poking their heads over the street
Complete sets of furniture litter front lawns and some people upon the steps
Take turns passing around something to eat
They're giving it up just like they were giving up a parking spot
Moving along--Out of the way may be the last thing anyone's got.
But what's so great about singing the same song every night?
Everything can be repeated except those first times
And lately I've been thinking that it's time for a rewrite
Pictures of pleasures tease people staring at the walls
pinup girls straddle beer posters under the neons
Best selling authors hone their craft in bathroom stalls
Every asshole's got a story about how they know Leon
Here in the Fort they've got everything that you could find in LA
A place to swill, a line to sniff, a date with nothing to say...
A strip of bars and most all of us still love it this way
What's so great about going to the same party every night?
When the sun goes down the neighborhood really comes alive
But lately I've been drinking, thinking I'd rather see it dead again
Take a picture and then it's already over
It was just a shift of frame and lens
Pull a pedal off of a four leaf clover
Luck isn't love but then I guess it all depends
On just what brand of entanglement you're looking for
Opportunity knocks and on occasion even kicks in the door
Still what's so bad about getting in the same fight every night?
You learn when to punch when to block and when to bite
But lately I've been thinking that I don't wanna see it coming
Tell me that story one more time about how you're gonna change
You're gonna paint, you're gonna write, You're gonna find yourself again
You're gonna save all that money that you've been syphoning
For poison and that's gonna fix your brain
So when you die real busy everyone will talk about the shit you did
But lately I've been thinking that you should just stop worrying about how it all ends.
Yeah, lately I've been thinking.
credits
from Fort Night,
released October 13, 2016
Guitar, Vocals - Cameron Smith
Bass, Guitar, Backup Vocals, Tambourine - Peter Marsh
Drums, Guitar - Jesse Gage
Piano - Mac Probst
Flute - Alex Rhea
Backup Vocals - Ricky Williford, Caleb Lewis, Josh Wachtendorf, Kevin Adkins, Peter Marsh
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