HANGMAN'S HEART

from Thoughts and Prayers by The Blue Ribbons

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Combed my hair, put on some clothes
Gotta look sharp 'fore it's time to go.
C'mon babe, hold on tight
Gunna take a ride that'll last all night, gunna last all night.

If I get tired if I get sick
Wipe my brow and poke me with a stick.
Saint Chris is flyin just a little too low
Tell him that he's gunna have to go, gunna have to go.

Just one thing before we start
Do you have anything for a bleeding heart?

We'll count the stars and count 'em again
If there's any left over we'll just put 'em in the tin.
If any of your wishes ever do come true,
Were they worth all the trouble that they put you thru,
That they put you thru?

The Queen is living in a garbage can
And signs everywhere of sinister plans.
The end of the world, it came and went.
Do I still gotta pay my rent, gotta pay my rent.

6,7,8,9,10,11,12
All the devils go to heaven
All the angels go to hell.

There's a war going on between night and day.
And the sky turned red in the usual way.
You don't have to be a little baby to cry
And if you don't love me don't pretend to try, don't pretend to try.

What's the point, what's the plot
They don't care what you have, they just want what you've got.
I've heard it said that these are the good ol' days.
1% take, everybody else pays, everybody else pays.

I don't know, but I've been told
That the hangman's gotta heart of gold, gotta heart of gold.

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from Thoughts and Prayers, released January 1, 2020

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Boston Music Award winners,The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as
“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux;Boston Globe. ... more

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