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PBB​/​RK Split '13

by Ryan Kerr / Pink Balloon Band

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They put a girl’s face on a milk carton But I knew where she was See, I tied her up Thought the best thing for her Was some time out in the sun Dug a hole in the far east patch Just south of the barn Then I took her there, put her on her knees And put a bullet in my gun Now my boy is a good son Best thing that I ever done He grew up to be strong and true Until he fell in with some fellas who Take him out almost every night Drinking bottles of brown and picking fights He’s sniffing out ‘ol trouble and I know He’s too crooked to walk the line So go on, go on Just try telling me I’m wrong No way, put yourself in my place, and then Go on, try telling me You wouldn’t have done the same It happened one night I heard from a man Who heard from another man The job went all wrong It was supposed to be in and out Nobody for miles around Just a get rich quick And a haul down to Mexico There was a girl hidden in the woods She kept quiet ‘cause she understood That the cost of her life was worth Less than the prize of gold The next day he came to bid goodbye To say he’s headed south for a little while He opened the door, began his farewell Saw the sheriff sitting in a rocking chair The law came early, there was nothing to do Except to offer some coffee and a biscuit or two They had a warrant with my baby boy’s name on the line And a loose lipped witness from the scene of the crime They took my boy away, through him in the pen And I started thinking about that witness again There was only person living in those woods And that’s the little girl, Susie, who sells the home baked goods I went right out, boy, to snatch her up Threw her under a tarp in my pickup truck With a rag in her mouth and a rope ‘round her wrists Now she sits in that far east patch with the pigs So go on, go on Just try telling me I’m wrong No way, put yourself in my place, and then Go on, try telling me You wouldn’t have done the same
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Lie in bed, try not to think about it My head is just a mess I can’t control I study the questions, never find any answers Plant two lives and try to make them grow The sink is full of dirty dishes And I think it is a metaphor I could soak them in lather, scrub and rinse And they’d be clean as the day before Started thinking about preaching Thinking of what it was my dad had done His hands were anointed with fire and lightning And he spoke prayers that made the devil run Now sitting in the smoking room Fifteen years and new beliefs are found He’s picked up the pieces, rearranged and placed them But regrets the time he wasted now I was walking in circles Just pacing around my living room Looked in the mirror, saw my reflection And what good a shave would do Rinsing out the lather cup Looked up and saw my face again There was no transformation, just the same damned mess Shined clean and looking uncertain It’s an obstacle, not a demon I’ve been heading toward the sunset Each day I’m older than the ones I’ve past My knees are cracking from the weight of this burden I’ve piled up upon my back I know I do it to myself This game is played between my heart and head Now it’s time to set the pieces, exploit the weakness and win But I don’t know how
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about

Ian Skeans (PBB) and I decided it would be a lot of fun to collaborate on some songs and go on the road for a week with them. This is what came of it. It was a blast.

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released September 4, 2013

Thanks to Ian Ruisard for the artwork, design and printing.

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Ryan Kerr Fort Wayne, Indiana

Since 2011, Ryan Kerr has been touring the Midwest alongside his unique blend of songwriting; what Dying Scene describes as, “Whiskey-soaked, americana folk-punk”. Through his most recent full-length, “Live Well”, Ryan utilizes atypical song structures and attaches heart and soul to every story that he shares. ... more

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