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    ## Shindig
## Shindig

    # Shindig
# Shindig


    A country boy from where I'm from
A country boy from where I'm from

    Who'd been city-bound for a spell
Who'd been city-bound for a spell

    Layin' there cryin' on my couch
Layin' there cryin' on my couch

    For the homestead he once knew
For the homestead he once knew

    He said, "Shoulda made do with what I had—
He said, "Shoulda made do with what I had—

    Twenty head and cornbread mush.
Twenty head and cornbread mush.

    A little patch of God's green hell from here"
A little patch of God's green hell from here"

    Who'd lived in town for quite a spell
Who'd lived in town for quite a spell

    Was cryin' on my couch that night
Was cryin' on my couch that night

    For the home he knew so well
For the home he knew so well

    He said, "I shoulda been content to stay
He said, "I shoulda been content to stay

    With twenty head and cornbread fare
With twenty head and cornbread fare

    A little farm to hell with all this city air"
A little farm to hell with all this city air"


    'Round midnight she came callin'
'Round midnight she came callin'

    My old flame with her head full of trouble
My old flame with her head full of trouble

    She was sour, said it was over now
She was sour, said it was over now

    Been done since twenty-twelve, I reckoned
Been done since twenty-twelve, I reckoned

    She said, "You used to wanna burn it all down
She said, "You used to wanna burn it all down

    Now you got a bike with fancy bags
Now you got a bike with fancy bags

    Your hair's gone thin, and your belly's grown
Your hair's gone thin, and your belly's grown

    Chickenshit"
Chickenshit"

    'Round midnight my ex appeared
'Round midnight my ex appeared

    Troublin' us with her state of mind
Troublin' us with her state of mind

    She was pissed, said we're through for good
She was pissed, said we're through for good

    Since twelve years back, I quietly opined
Since twelve years back, I quietly opined

    She said, "You used to light the world aflame
She said, "You used to light the world aflame

    Now your bike has saddle bags
Now your bike has saddle bags

    Your hairline's thin, your gut hangs out, you've lost your game, chickenshit"
Your hairline's thin, your gut hangs out, you've lost your game, chickenshit"


    A buddy of mine from down the coast
A buddy of mine from down the coast

    Who'd been wastin' away for a time
Who'd been wastin' away for a time

    Jumped on the table like a spring
Jumped on the table like a spring

    Wantin' to talk to the Lord above
Wantin' to talk to the Lord above

    He said, "If I'm meant to get another go-round:
He said, "If I'm meant to get another go-round:

    Why do I gotta die first?
Why do I gotta die first?

    Not sure I'm keen on testin' that water"
Not sure I'm keen on testin' that water"

    A buddy from down the coast
A buddy from down the coast

    Who'd been wastin' away too long
Who'd been wastin' away too long

    Leapt on the table like a spring
Leapt on the table like a spring

    Wantin' words with God head-on
Wantin' words with God head-on

    He said, "If I'm gettin' one more go around
He said, "If I'm gettin' one more go around

    Why must I first taste of death?
Why must I first taste of death?

    Not sure I want to try that gamble out of bounds"
Not sure I want to try that gamble out of bounds"


    Hog-Billy's big and round
Hog-Billy's big and round

    Hog-Billy's stout and round
Hog-Billy's stout and round

    He sat by my coastal friend
He sat by my coastal friend

    And halfway through supper he changed his tune
And halfway through supper he changed his tune

    Started callin' himself Little Pete
Started callin' himself Little Pete

    He said, "Mind if I stay the night?
He said, "Mind if I stay the night?

    The dark and moon put the fear in me
The dark and moon put the fear in me

    In the shadows things happen quick and mean"
In the shadows things happen quick and mean"

    And halfway through our supper there
And halfway through our supper there

    Little Pete is who he became instead
Little Pete is who he became instead

    He said, "Mind if I crash right here tonight?
He said, "Mind if I crash right here tonight?

    The moon and dark fill me with dread
The moon and dark fill me with dread

    In shadows things can happen swift without a light"
In shadows things can happen swift without a light"


    And while the moon hangs bright
And while the moon hangs bright

    I hear myself showin' her out
I hear myself showin' her out

    The country boy gets swept away
The country boy gets swept away

    Hog-Billy takes my coastal friend
Hog-Billy takes my coastal friend

    I'm thinkin': now I've really done it good
I'm thinkin': now I've really done it good

    Ain't nobody I know who's right in the head
Ain't nobody I know who's right in the head

    And the rest can piss right off
And the rest can piss right off

    That's all folks
That's all folks

    And while the pale moon shines
And while the pale moon shines

    I hear my ex in the other room
I hear my ex in the other room

    Takin' that country boy to bed
Takin' that country boy to bed

    While Hog-Billy and my coastal friend consume
While Hog-Billy and my coastal friend consume

    Each other, and I think to myself:
Each other, and I think to myself:

    None of my friends are right in the head,
None of my friends are right in the head,

    And the rest can go to hell.
And the rest can go to hell.

    That's all.
That's all.

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    ## Shindig
## Shindig


    A country boy from where I'm from
A country boy from where I'm from

    Who'd been city-bound for a spell
Who'd been city-bound for a spell

    Layin' there cryin' on my couch
Layin' there cryin' on my couch

    For the homestead he once knew
For the homestead he once knew

    He said, "Shoulda made do with what I had—
He said, "Shoulda made do with what I had—

    Twenty head and cornbread mush.
Twenty head and cornbread mush.

    A little patch of God's green hell from here"
A little patch of God's green hell from here"


    'Round midnight she came callin'
'Round midnight she came callin'

    My old flame with her head full of trouble
My old flame with her head full of trouble

    She was sour, said it was over now
She was sour, said it was over now

    Been done since twenty-twelve, I reckoned
Been done since twenty-twelve, I reckoned

    She said, "You used to wanna burn it all down
She said, "You used to wanna burn it all down

    Now you got a bike with fancy bags
Now you got a bike with fancy bags

    Your hair's gone thin, and your belly's grown
Your hair's gone thin, and your belly's grown

    Chickenshit"
Chickenshit"


    A buddy of mine from down the coast
A buddy of mine from down the coast

    Who'd been wastin' away for a time
Who'd been wastin' away for a time

    Jumped on the table like a spring
Jumped on the table like a spring

    Wantin' to talk to the Lord above
Wantin' to talk to the Lord above

    He said, "If I'm meant to get another go-round:
He said, "If I'm meant to get another go-round:

    Why do I gotta die first?
Why do I gotta die first?

    Not sure I'm keen on testin' that water"
Not sure I'm keen on testin' that water"


    Hog-Billy's big and round
Hog-Billy's big and round

    He sat by my coastal friend
He sat by my coastal friend

    And halfway through supper he changed his tune
And halfway through supper he changed his tune

    Started callin' himself Little Pete
Started callin' himself Little Pete

    He said, "Mind if I stay the night?
He said, "Mind if I stay the night?

    The dark and moon put the fear in me
The dark and moon put the fear in me

    In the shadows things happen quick and mean"
In the shadows things happen quick and mean"


    And while the moon hangs bright
And while the moon hangs bright

    I hear myself showin' her out
I hear myself showin' her out

    The country boy gets swept away
The country boy gets swept away

    Hog-Billy takes my coastal friend
Hog-Billy takes my coastal friend

    I'm thinkin': now I've really done it good
I'm thinkin': now I've really done it good

    Ain't nobody I know who's right in the head
Ain't nobody I know who's right in the head

    And the rest can piss right off
And the rest can piss right off

    That's all folks
That's all folks