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Hungry & Sober

by The Bootstrap Boys

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1.
As A Rule 02:09
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Well I know I’m not the only one that lives like this Smoke’n shit and drinkin piss Showin’ up with a bag of roaches A pack wild dogs in the motor coach I aim to plan for the worst and hope to miss And I reckon there ain’t a lot of folks That view the world the way I do You oughta treat me just like I treat you Sow what you reap and reap what you sow Drive the speed limit in Ohio And if you’re gonna start somethin’ see it through I fly under the radar Every time I hit the highway And I love to see the country flyin’ by the clouds look purple but I don’t see rain Maybe that acid ate a hole in my brain But I’d like to think I’m just high Now when I come to town Set a place for me The boys and me are thirsty for good times So bring out all your party favors Old time heads and candy ravers Ima goin’ up if you throw down a line You don’t know me You don’t know what I’ve been through You ain’t walked a mile in these boots I miss cigarettes every which way & the lord knows I miss dope each day But I’m the one to blame as a rule
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City Livin' 03:07
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City livin ain't easy for a country boy at heart I need woods, clean air And two track dirt roads To keep from fallin' apart Yet it seems I've gotta find a way Every single working day To just keep my head down and do my part That just ain't been workin' out at all Lunch break, smoke break, Listen to a hot take And try’n make sense if it all Days go by like yesterday’s wine I got a lotta nothin’ to show for my time And that just ain’t been workin’ out at all Country livin’ comes easy If your heart’s already there The buzz of town is a distant dream Sittin’ in the shade with a breeze in the air You’ll no longer find your days Caught up runnin’ in the big rat race Fighting for the scraps That the rich folks choose to share That just ain't been workin' out at all Lunch break, smoke break, Listen to a hot take And try’n make sense if it all Days go by like yesterday’s wine I got a lotta nothin’ to show for my time And that just ain’t been workin’ out at all
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Call My Bluff 03:16
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Those big ole dreams In this little old town Three kids later Came crashing on down With the lot rent due And the gas bill too I need a miracle to survive this week Twenty-two years on the same old grind Only four days a week but it’s 9 to 9 You gotta do what you gotta do to get by And I’d need a miracle to survive this week Meaning well and such ain’t ever the stuff That makes one dear to us You know how the road to hell gets paved And you know how to call my bluff Call my bluff I need to take a little time for myself this year Plant a garden, go fishin, maybe even brew my own beer Ya I need a little bit of time for myself this year And I need this weekend to take me away from here Take me away Lord knows I been tryin’ real hard Building my credit Even got me a car I don’t blow my paycheck On nights in the bar But I’ll need a miracle to survive this week Meaning well and such ain’t ever the stuff That makes one dear to us You know how the road to hell gets paved And you know how to call my bluff Call my bluff
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Why Bother 02:43
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Sometimes you ride Sometimes you fall Sometimes you shine Sometimes you’re dull If it ain’t one thing it’s another Makes you wonder why bother At all Today the dark clouds almost won It was thunder & lightning & I was numb The head games that you play When you’re a lonely old stray Are enough to put a dead fox on the run They say that dark times are to come Well I say come on and get you some I don’t mean to feed your fears But dark times been here for years And it don’t look good now playin dumb Sometimes you ride Sometimes you fall Sometimes you shine Sometimes you’re dull If it ain’t one thing it’s another Makes you wonder why bother At all
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You Got That Right 02:19
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Been livin on hand me downs Re-brewin’ old coffee grounds Line dancin’ in a zig-zag With the savvy of an old fag I can make a mean cornbread Got the recipe in my head Came from an old farmer Named Fanny, she’s a charmer Whoa you got that right Whoa you got that right Been playin that waiting game Slow car on the fast train Think I just might derail Jump on a ship and set sail Tried to step up to the plate Don’t ya know I swung too late Tried to light a hot fire But only had a pile of wet tires Whoa you got that right Whoa you got that right Well, it don't matter if you do or you don't If you can or you can't or you will or you won't I'm gonna do my thing until I die I'm gonna do my thing until I die
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To Begin Again 02:37
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To begin again Something must end That’s everything then No time to mend Yesterday’s trend Goodbye my friend To begin again First steps must be taken Like bread needs breakin The yard needs rakin Love needs makin Beliefs get shaken Don’t blow your heart up shooting cocaine Find yourself surfin’ round the astral plane One heroic dose over the threshold Ya ain’t no stoic if ya let yourself unfold 1 I, 2 I, 3 I’ll go I’ve been around but ain’t no cotton-eyed Joe To begin again Blurred vision clearing A road not veering No end nearing All terms endearing And no judgment leering To begin again Old nightmares mastered Awaken faster, have no disasters In verdant pastures Of Sweet Williams and Asters To begin again To begin again To begin again and again and again
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Carhartt Cowboy 02:50
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I don’t get mad at you for getting up early Please don’t be mad at me for staying up late You know my hours are a little bit surly From when the sun goes down to when the devil wakes But there’ll be angels in the mornin’ When the joy comes if you believe In that hopeful sentiment And I’ll always be here for you Until the heavens makes me prove when I cried for mercy that I meant it I’ll be your Carhartt cowboy I’ll be your fancy-dudded dude I’ll be everything in between That you want me to I’ll be your cookin-up-chow-boy Your holy-cow-wow-boy It’s all up to you I’ll do anything you want me to You know never slowin’ down will wear ya thin Even if you’re ridin high with a master plan And you know the shape I get myself in Between a couple drinks & now I need a hand I been waitin’ on the mornin when the joy come Cause I’m a fool for hopeful sentiment You’ve been tossed about with me Like two old souls lost at sea ridin’ out the waves til they relent I’ll be your Carhartt cowboy I’ll be your fancy-dudded dude I’ll be everything in between That you want me to I’ll be your cookin’-up-chow boy Your holy-cow-wow boy Runnin’-that-plow boy Look what you did now, boy It’s all up to you I’ll do anything you want me to
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Tire Tracks 02:48
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Well… We’ll leave only tire tracks And take only memories I know a trail that winds its way On back through the trees To a clearing in the moonlight Where we can fool around all night Aw, Baby, just you and me Making sweet loving memories Let’s take that old county road that sorta goes through See what kind of trouble we can get up to Got a four wheel drive that just don’t work quite right I’m not so secretly hoping we get stuck tonight We’ll leave only tire tracks And we’ll take only memories I know a trail that winds its way On back through the trees To a clearing in the moonlight Where we can fool around all night Aw, Baby, just you and me Making sweet loving memories Got a cold case of beer if you want one If you want dinner I’ll catch you some My old fishin’ pole sits behind the seat And I can see the mayflies on the creek We’ll leave only tire tracks And we’ll take only memories I know a trail that winds its way On back through the trees To a clearing in the moonlight Where we can fool around all night Aw, Baby, just you and me Making sweet loving memories
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The Last Roundup 03:13
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If I don’t see you Then I’ll see you at the last round up Where we’ll gather round again and drink that same old cup We’ll relive our best old times And forget about the bad We’ll saddle up and ride out On The best trip we’ve ever had Clouds roll by Day turns to night The stars up high Are shining bright Moments of zen Now and then Little bits of heaven The end Time and space have acquiesced At the last round up Forever don’t make sense And death is so abrupt Am I just a speck of cosmic dust Fleeing the scene On the windshield of a spaceship microbus Good Lord, what does it mean Clouds roll by Day turns to night The stars up high Are shining bright Moments of zen Now and then Little bits of heaven The end Clouds roll by Day turns to night The stars up high Are shining bright Moments of zen Now and then Little bits of heaven The end
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Even Though 03:12
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I guess I still write songs and play guitar in hopes that I’d make my daddy proud He’s been gone a long long time but you know I wish he was still around I’d love to play along with him again And show him all the licks I’ve learned I’ve been through his old songbooks And I didn’t leave a page unturned I’d sit and pick a G run while he strummed Along with a heavy right hand Maybe I’d have him come out to a show And even sit in with the band I can almost hear our voices as they joined In that old church harmony And I’d ask him to say a prayer for Everything I do that’s harmin’ me Even though he had to die for me to be the man that I’ve become I’d give anything to hear him sing again Don’t take your guns to town, son I cried when Mr. Hall told his dad he’d call And promised him he’d write Sometimes an old song can feel too real When it hits you just right I ain’t been home for much of nothing now In seven years or more And I’d get out of my head if I could find the will to just kick down the door Even though he’s gone I thank the Lord That he played a good role But I’d do anything to sing with him again What would you give in exchange for your soul What would you give In exchange What would you give In exchange What would you give in exchange for your soul? For if today God should call you away What would you give In exchange for your soul?

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released April 28, 2023

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The Bootstrap Boys Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Jake, Nick, Jeff and Jonny Bootstrap are The Bootstrap Boys.

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