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A Grifter's Life

from After the Inferno by The Bad Things

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lyrics

Hey! Hey!

I look in the mirror and I see you
On the morning we just can't forget
You're falling out of bed all disheveled
As you reach for your first cigarette

You remind me of long lost visions
You remind me of terrible times
You remind me of lost supervision
Of endless nights and hopeless crimes

Chorus:

Lay day dee, Lay day day day day
Lay day dee, Lay day day day day
Lay day day day, Lay day day day day
Day, day, day, day. Lay day, day, day, day

But we're too wide eyed and wasted
And we're just trying to get by
What's another ode to our love dear
When we know it's just a terrible lie

And of all the bars in this town
You just had to crawl into mine
So take another drag of your Winston
And help me drink away time

Hey, Hey

A grifter's life is a lone one
False promises and shattered dreams
You know, there's too many tall tales of romance
You know there's too many bags full of schemes

Yeah, and people like us stick together
People like us never part
We're just trying hard to fill in them spaces
of the cracks where there used to be heart

Chorus

And you never do pass judgement
And I'd laugh at you if you tried
You don't even question my motives
And you don't mess with my slow suicide

And of all the gutters in this town
You just had to fall into mine
Well, let's lay here and look at the stars dear
'Til tomorrow, or 'til the end of time.

credits

from After the Inferno, released September 16, 2014
Jimmy Berg - Lead Vocals/Accordion
Gregg Miles Panto - Banjo
Mason Beau Hebert - Mandolin
Brendan Patrick Hogan - Trumpet
Austin Quist - Upright Bass
Steve Kamke - Drums

Written by Jimmy Berg. Recorded Winter 2012/2013. Engineered by Mell Dettmer. Mixed by Mell Dettmer, Justin Hills and Brendan Patrick Hogan. Produced by The Bad Things.

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In 2002. The Bad Things were formed out of the ashes of A Midnite Choir, a cult favorite in the, then burgeoning, Seattle cabaret scene. The Bad Things quickly gained a reputation for “drunken debauchery” and “feverish dancing” at their live shows, and their theatrical aesthetic sealed their reputation as Seattle’s premier “Junkyard Cabaret” band. ... more

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