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Deacon Blues
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'prince' Billy & Bill Mackay
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This is the day, of the expanding man
That shape is my shade, there where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday, I gazed through the glass
At ramblers, wild gamblers, that's all in the past
You call me a fool, you say it's a crazy scheme
This one's for real, I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why, throw a kiss and say goodbye
I'll make it this time, I'm ready to cross that fine line
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
And drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues, Deacon Blues
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My back to the wall, a victim of laughing chance
This is for me, the essence of true romance
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Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations that stagger the mind
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I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these women, languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down, cover every game in town
A world of my own, I'll make it my home sweet home
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
And drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues, Deacon Blues
This is the night of the expanding man
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song, and sue me if I play too long
This brother is free, I'll be what I want to be
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
And drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues, Deacon Blues
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