Burma-Shave
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A licorice tattoo
Turned a gun metal blue
Scrawled across the shoulders
Of a dying town
Took the one-eyed Jacks
Across the railroad tracks
And the scar on it's belly
Pulled a stranger
Passing through
He's a juvenile delinquent
Never learned how to behave
But the cops would never think to look
In Burma-Shave
And the road was like a ribbon
And the moon was like a bone
He didn't seem to be
Like any guy she'd ever known
He kinda looked like Farley Granger
With his hair slicked back
She says
"I'm a sucker for a fella in a cowboy hat"
How far are you going
He said "Depends on what you mean"
He says "I'm only stopping here
To get some gasoline"
And I guess I'm going that away
Just as long as it's paved
I guess you'd say
I'm on my way
To Burma-Shave
And with her knees upon the glove compartment
She took out her barrettes
And her hair spilled out like root beer
And she popped her gum and arched her back
Hell, Marysville ain't nothing
But a wide spot in the road
Some nights my heart pounds just like thunder
I don't know why it don't explode
'Cause everyone in this stinking town
Has got one foot in the grave
And I'd rather take my chances
Out in Burma-Shave
Presley's what I go by
Why don't you change the stations
Count the grain elevators
In the rearview mirror
She said "Mister anywhere you point this thing
It got to beat the hell out of the sting
Of going to bed
With every dream
That dies here every mornin'"
And so drill me a hole
With a barber pole
And I'm jumping my parole
Just like a fugitive tonight
Why don't you have another swig
And pass that car if you're so brave
I wanna get there before the sun comes up
In Burma-Shave
And the spider web crack and the mustang screamed
The smoke from the tires and the twisted machine
Just a nickel's worth of dreams
And every wish bone that they saved
Lie swindled from them on the way
To Burma-Shave
And the sun hit the derrick
And cast a bat wing shadow
Up against the car door
On the shot gun side
And when they pulled her from the wreck
You know she still had on her shades
They say that dreams are growing wild
Just this side
Of Burma-Shave
Turned a gun metal blue
Scrawled across the shoulders
Of a dying town
Took the one-eyed Jacks
Across the railroad tracks
And the scar on it's belly
Pulled a stranger
Passing through
He's a juvenile delinquent
Never learned how to behave
But the cops would never think to look
In Burma-Shave
And the road was like a ribbon
And the moon was like a bone
He didn't seem to be
Like any guy she'd ever known
He kinda looked like Farley Granger
With his hair slicked back
She says
"I'm a sucker for a fella in a cowboy hat"
How far are you going
He said "Depends on what you mean"
He says "I'm only stopping here
To get some gasoline"
And I guess I'm going that away
Just as long as it's paved
I guess you'd say
I'm on my way
To Burma-Shave
And with her knees upon the glove compartment
She took out her barrettes
And her hair spilled out like root beer
And she popped her gum and arched her back
Hell, Marysville ain't nothing
But a wide spot in the road
Some nights my heart pounds just like thunder
I don't know why it don't explode
'Cause everyone in this stinking town
Has got one foot in the grave
And I'd rather take my chances
Out in Burma-Shave
Presley's what I go by
Why don't you change the stations
Count the grain elevators
In the rearview mirror
She said "Mister anywhere you point this thing
It got to beat the hell out of the sting
Of going to bed
With every dream
That dies here every mornin'"
And so drill me a hole
With a barber pole
And I'm jumping my parole
Just like a fugitive tonight
Why don't you have another swig
And pass that car if you're so brave
I wanna get there before the sun comes up
In Burma-Shave
And the spider web crack and the mustang screamed
The smoke from the tires and the twisted machine
Just a nickel's worth of dreams
And every wish bone that they saved
Lie swindled from them on the way
To Burma-Shave
And the sun hit the derrick
And cast a bat wing shadow
Up against the car door
On the shot gun side
And when they pulled her from the wreck
You know she still had on her shades
They say that dreams are growing wild
Just this side
Of Burma-Shave
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:20.84] A licorice tattoo
[00:24.53] Turned a gun metal blue
[00:29.12] Scrawled across the shoulders
[00:32.99] Of a dying town
[00:39.42] Took the one-eyed Jacks
[00:42.74] Across the railroad tracks
[00:46.78] And the scar on it's belly
[00:50.46] Pulled a stranger
[00:53.13] Passing through
[01:00.03] He's a juvenile delinquent
[01:03.48] Never learned how to behave
[01:07.29] But the cops would never think to look
[01:11.80] In Burma-Shave
[01:22.83] And the road was like a ribbon
[01:27.16] And the moon was like a bone
[01:32.56] He didn't seem to be
[01:35.29] Like any guy she'd ever known
[01:40.82] He kinda looked like Farley Granger
[01:44.58] With his hair slicked back
[01:47.78] She says
[01:49.36] "I'm a sucker for a fella in a cowboy hat"
[01:59.23] How far are you going
[02:02.44] He said "Depends on what you mean"
[02:06.75] He says "I'm only stopping here
[02:11.38] To get some gasoline"
[02:16.26] And I guess I'm going that away
[02:20.30] Just as long as it's paved
[02:24.09] I guess you'd say
[02:26.74] I'm on my way
[02:28.57] To Burma-Shave
[02:39.61] And with her knees upon the glove compartment
[02:45.28] She took out her barrettes
[02:48.79] And her hair spilled out like root beer
[02:52.52] And she popped her gum and arched her back
[02:58.98] Hell, Marysville ain't nothing
[03:02.91] But a wide spot in the road
[03:07.76] Some nights my heart pounds just like thunder
[03:11.55] I don't know why it don't explode
[03:15.86] 'Cause everyone in this stinking town
[03:19.88] Has got one foot in the grave
[03:23.08] And I'd rather take my chances
[03:27.65] Out in Burma-Shave
[03:39.58] Presley's what I go by
[03:43.38] Why don't you change the stations
[03:47.89] Count the grain elevators
[03:51.34] In the rearview mirror
[03:55.84] She said "Mister anywhere you point this thing
[04:01.29] It got to beat the hell out of the sting
[04:05.37] Of going to bed
[04:08.33] With every dream
[04:11.88] That dies here every mornin'"
[04:15.53] And so drill me a hole
[04:19.67] With a barber pole
[04:23.61] And I'm jumping my parole
[04:27.98] Just like a fugitive tonight
[04:32.04] Why don't you have another swig
[04:35.57] And pass that car if you're so brave
[04:41.07] I wanna get there before the sun comes up
[04:45.31] In Burma-Shave
[04:56.30] And the spider web crack and the mustang screamed
[05:03.74] The smoke from the tires and the twisted machine
[05:11.73] Just a nickel's worth of dreams
[05:15.78] And every wish bone that they saved
[05:19.83] Lie swindled from them on the way
[05:24.04] To Burma-Shave
[05:36.25] And the sun hit the derrick
[05:39.14] And cast a bat wing shadow
[05:43.20] Up against the car door
[05:46.10] On the shot gun side
[05:51.20] And when they pulled her from the wreck
[05:55.27] You know she still had on her shades
[06:00.07] They say that dreams are growing wild
[06:05.04] Just this side
[06:07.25] Of Burma-Shave
[06:12.35]
[00:24.53] Turned a gun metal blue
[00:29.12] Scrawled across the shoulders
[00:32.99] Of a dying town
[00:39.42] Took the one-eyed Jacks
[00:42.74] Across the railroad tracks
[00:46.78] And the scar on it's belly
[00:50.46] Pulled a stranger
[00:53.13] Passing through
[01:00.03] He's a juvenile delinquent
[01:03.48] Never learned how to behave
[01:07.29] But the cops would never think to look
[01:11.80] In Burma-Shave
[01:22.83] And the road was like a ribbon
[01:27.16] And the moon was like a bone
[01:32.56] He didn't seem to be
[01:35.29] Like any guy she'd ever known
[01:40.82] He kinda looked like Farley Granger
[01:44.58] With his hair slicked back
[01:47.78] She says
[01:49.36] "I'm a sucker for a fella in a cowboy hat"
[01:59.23] How far are you going
[02:02.44] He said "Depends on what you mean"
[02:06.75] He says "I'm only stopping here
[02:11.38] To get some gasoline"
[02:16.26] And I guess I'm going that away
[02:20.30] Just as long as it's paved
[02:24.09] I guess you'd say
[02:26.74] I'm on my way
[02:28.57] To Burma-Shave
[02:39.61] And with her knees upon the glove compartment
[02:45.28] She took out her barrettes
[02:48.79] And her hair spilled out like root beer
[02:52.52] And she popped her gum and arched her back
[02:58.98] Hell, Marysville ain't nothing
[03:02.91] But a wide spot in the road
[03:07.76] Some nights my heart pounds just like thunder
[03:11.55] I don't know why it don't explode
[03:15.86] 'Cause everyone in this stinking town
[03:19.88] Has got one foot in the grave
[03:23.08] And I'd rather take my chances
[03:27.65] Out in Burma-Shave
[03:39.58] Presley's what I go by
[03:43.38] Why don't you change the stations
[03:47.89] Count the grain elevators
[03:51.34] In the rearview mirror
[03:55.84] She said "Mister anywhere you point this thing
[04:01.29] It got to beat the hell out of the sting
[04:05.37] Of going to bed
[04:08.33] With every dream
[04:11.88] That dies here every mornin'"
[04:15.53] And so drill me a hole
[04:19.67] With a barber pole
[04:23.61] And I'm jumping my parole
[04:27.98] Just like a fugitive tonight
[04:32.04] Why don't you have another swig
[04:35.57] And pass that car if you're so brave
[04:41.07] I wanna get there before the sun comes up
[04:45.31] In Burma-Shave
[04:56.30] And the spider web crack and the mustang screamed
[05:03.74] The smoke from the tires and the twisted machine
[05:11.73] Just a nickel's worth of dreams
[05:15.78] And every wish bone that they saved
[05:19.83] Lie swindled from them on the way
[05:24.04] To Burma-Shave
[05:36.25] And the sun hit the derrick
[05:39.14] And cast a bat wing shadow
[05:43.20] Up against the car door
[05:46.10] On the shot gun side
[05:51.20] And when they pulled her from the wreck
[05:55.27] You know she still had on her shades
[06:00.07] They say that dreams are growing wild
[06:05.04] Just this side
[06:07.25] Of Burma-Shave
[06:12.35]