Get stomped like a snake
Lie down in the dirt
Cling to my convictions
Even when I get hurt
Be an upstanding well-loved man about town
In your child’s mind that's how it goes...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Wipe down the windshields and roll down the windows
Let's go where the jackals are breeding
Wrap this bandanna around your head
Don't let anyone see that you're bleeding
Fire up t...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
I heard the wings beat on the wind tonight
As the heat stole power from the darkening light
I saw the streets fill up with people that I knew
People who looked like you
Rise ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Got out of bed, could not remember my own name
Condemned to walk the soil amongst all creatures wild and tame
Go where I go, do what I must
Crawl starving on my belly
Licking u...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
When the villagers come to my door,
I will hide underneath the table in the dining room,
Knees drawn to my chest.
When the villagers come to my door,
I will breathe shallow breaths...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
The day I turned my back on all you people
I felt an itching in my thumbs.
The salt air like a broadcast from the distant, dark beyond
When my transformation comes.
I went down to...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
If the strain proves too much
Give up right away
If the light hurts your eyes
Stay in your room all day
When the room fills with smoke
Lie down on the floor
In the declinin...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
This place with it's old plantations
These roads leading out to the sea
This day full of promise and potential
More clay pigeons for you and me
All of them all of them
All of them ...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
My love is like a powder keg
My love is like a powder keg in the corner of an empty warehouse
Somewhere just outside of town
About to burn down
My love is like a Cuban plane
My lo...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats
Autumn came around like a drifter to an onramp
There were wet leaves floating in gutters full of rain.
Took to walking barefoot around town
Melodies from grade school, kicking in m...Read Full Lyrics
Artist - The Mountain Goats