Jesus and America

from Lonesome for Handsome by Mike Behrends

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Behrends—acoustic guitar, singing
Owens—bass
Grunder—drums
Hitchcock—lap steel

lyrics

she's got pennies on her eyes
not nickels tonight
because she could not open them up wide

i could love you do death all my life
but here is not where they come to die
it's where they go to get recognized

we are not here for your good
we just wanted to show up and leave
just like you never thought we would

you've got the number
get to a payphone and dial it out
on the other end will be Jesus
and you'll finally have a chance to tell him all about

about how it has not rained for weeks
and your children's mouths are hungry
and on account on that
your marriage is getting weak

and he'll tell you everything is bound to be OK
just like he did after that hurricane,
the big wave, oil, and the planes

we are not here for your good
we just wanted to show up and leave
just like you never thought we would

when i die
i'll give you my teeth
i'll give you all of my teeth for free

because when i die
honey i am gonna need
yea i am gonna need someone who can
bite my tongue for me

you've got the number
get to a payphone and dial it out
on the other end will be Jesus
and you'll finally have a chance to tell him all about.

credits

from Lonesome for Handsome, released June 22, 2012

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