Long Violent History Lyrics

Church bells ring at your window and I know that all of these things Are surely found to be holy in the presence of the Lord Tell me all that your feeling and I will believe ever...Read Full Lyrics

She likes stealin' from Salvation Armies She says it makes her feel like the movies Battin' her eyes with a crooked smile Wonderin' why the hell I'm pissed This ain't like an...Read Full Lyrics

Back before birthdays were something she dreads Back before children had settled her friends Back when the radio spoke to her heart Oh girls, they want to have fun I lay here a...Read Full Lyrics

He works the night shift at the depot With a pistol and a light And he guards them rusty missiles Counting whitetail to pass the time And he's worked there for a long while Si...Read Full Lyrics

Well I gotta get out, right now, what in the world to do Seems I stole a ghost the away from you Shame my mother with the burden of a murdering son Well I'm headed out west, bla...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Daddy worked like a mule minin' Pike County coal 'Til he fucked up his back and couldn't work anymore He said, "One of these days you'll get out of these hills "Keep ...Read Full Lyrics

Well it all seemed so happy But how can that be? When there's a whole class of people Just as lonesome as me You asked me to tell you How I can be so blue? But you'd be the...Read Full Lyrics

Will you pray for me When the roots of the oak And my ribcage are braidin’ If I can think Lord knows that I will fondly pray for you High on the hill where the fox horns blo...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] He drinks orange juice and vodka In the basement while she's talking To someone long distance for hours and hours on end And as he’s slowly sippin' He thinks about...Read Full Lyrics

Shovelin' in the overhangs Siftin' off most my days For a B1 bomber that'll blow your mind Listen for the sound of glass, huntin' someone else's map For a B1 bomber from Flint ...Read Full Lyrics