YOU'VE BEEN BUSTING ROUND THIS TOWN
LIKE YOU'VE GOT BOOTS MADE OF GOLD OR SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN WAIVING YOUR REBEL FLAG
LIKE YOU'RE OWED SOME RIGHT OF PASSAGE
BUT THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOU DOWN
IS ONE BIG BAG OF BAGGAGE
AND I SUGGEST YOU DUMP IT OUT
AND AIR OUT THAT DIRTY LAUNDRY
I AIN'T SAYING GET RIGHT WITH GOD
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WOULDN'T HURT
OR TO APOLOGIZE TO THOSE YOU'VE FUCKED
OR BUT A LOTTERY TICKET WHEN YOUR DOWN ON YOUR LUCK
YOU SEE KARMA SHE'S A BITCH
BUT SHE CAN ALSO BE A QUEEN
AND THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE A WOMAN
OH IT SOUNDS LIKE A WOMAN
IF YOU'RE ASKING ME
SO GET YOUR NICKELS IN A ROLL
YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW
AND MIND YOUR P'S & Q'S
THAT YOU NEVER KNOW
IF THEY'LL THROW TOMATOES OR STONES
OR JUST PLAIN SAY FUCK YOU
THAT STICKS AND STONES
CAN BREAK YOUR BONES
BUT MY BEST ADVICE TO YOU
IS DONT PISS ME OFF
OR I'LL WRITE A SONG
AND SON THOSE ARE WORDS
THAT WILL BREAK YOU
OH SO DISSAPOINTING
BUT SO IS IT ALL
SO BAD IT LEAVES US FEELING
BUT YOU KNOW WE HAD TO PART
SO COLD AND IN THE DARKNESS
BUT SOON THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
JUST GO YOU'VE FINALLY GOT YOUR FREEDOM
AND I'VE GOT MINE
JUST GO YOU'VE FINALLY GOT YOUR FREEDOM
AND I'VE GOT MINE
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020