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Just Like Nathan Hale, P. 2

from A Brighter Light by Brook Pridemore

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I was hangin' by a tendon over the empty hole we'd dug ourselves in
And thinkin' Mister, we could use a man like Tricky Richard Nixon again
'Cause if you nailed your best intentions to the ancient cross he bore for you that whole time
You would know then what it's like to tell the truth and still be caught in a lie.

I've knelt where they kneel, and I've drank from that cup
And I will not hesitate to follow you up.

There's an angry, fat pornographer, his voice is fanning me through the flames
He's saying, "Every time I go back to the bottle, I break out in chains."
But if you nail your best intentions to the stupid stuff he spat at me that whole damn day,
You would know then what it's like to have a normal life and throw it away.

I've knelt where they kneel, and I've drank from that cup
And I will not hesitate to follow you up.

But in the backyard dumpster, Petey's sitting like a lump,
he's breaking branches across the backs of his knees,
and saying I'm the only reason that he gulped
and gave a second stab at life.
Now I am hanging from the monkey bars a couple dozen years ago,
the blood is flowing up to my brain
and I am holding up a banner screaming, "Tigers stay alive in '85."
I'm not just holding up a banner, but screaming "Tigers stay alive in '85."

When you get down to the bottom, where the Interstate connects with the trees
I feel like all my Jesus freak friends have a pretty big advantage on me.
'Cause if you nail your best intentions to the simple truths he told to all us dudes
You would know then what it's like to kill the messenger what brought you the news.

I've knelt where they kneel, I've drank from that cup
And I will not hesitate to follow you up.

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from A Brighter Light, released March 17, 2009

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Imagine Jonathan Richman fronting Sunn O))) and you're not far off. Fourth best shaker egg player in the Western Hemisphere. Always on the road, based in Brooklyn, NY.

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