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The Low Cards

by The Low Cards

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1.
Townie 03:55
I was born here in Chelsea 1973 To my father Willian Ray and my mother Ann Marie They were born here too and they lived here all their lives I was born a townie and a townie I will die I started at Saint Mary's learning right from wrong From Sister Teresa and Father Jesus Calderon I kissed my first girl and I fought my first fight I was born a townie and a townie I will die The Army wouldn’t have me said that I was burnt So I wandered around looking for steady work I got a job at the plant working the over night I was born a townie and a townie I will die I married my sweet heart Virginia Lynn We had a son we named him Jerry we had a daughter we named her Jenn We got a house down on the creek where the salt is piled high I was born a townie and a townie I will die When I’m lying on my death bed a man done got old At Shawmut and Chester won’t you lay down my bones There in the Garden until the end of time I was born a townie and a townie I will die
2.
Closer 03:29
I was wondering Through the valley And through the moon light Trying to find a way Through the sorrow and the fear in my heart Now I’m getting closer to the way things really are The I came upon A steady mountain I started climbing And when I reached the top The Road went on and I stumbled in the dark Now I’m getting closer to the way things really are Forget yourself Forget the future forget the past Forget the sun forget the moon Oh the pain, the pain is just too hard When you’re getting closer to the way things really are The winds of fortune The blaze of glory The seeds of wisdom They pick me up and put me down If you need me turn your hand and show your cards Cause I’m getting closer to the way things really are Beware of failure Beware of strangers Beware of sickness The tides of change are gonna come Baby it’s alright you can let down your guard Cause I’m getting closer to the way things really are Here comes reason Here comes fate Here comes happiness Quick you better run Take shelter, sound the alarm Cause I’m getting closer to the way things really are
3.
Suffer 03:59
I hang my sorrow on a dusting broom I swallow my grief with a wooden spoon Valeri Valeri Don’t you put that shit on me Cause I do suffer I do suffer No I didn’t cry when your goldfish died I don’t get upset when you run off and hide And I don’t care if there ain’t no god Though you might find it odd I do suffer I do suffer I dance like a chicken and cry like a mule I’ll just get out and walk if I run out of fuel And it ain’t true honey what you think Even though I never make a stink I do suffer I do suffer I suffer in the dead of night The way I feel just ain’t right Dread catches me Holds me down Baby you can’t see This old world is a mystery I just leave it alone it don’t bother me We are young we are old Some are dirt some are gold I do suffer I do suffer You say I’m cold and uneducated I just don’t see the point in getting all agitated The sun comes up and the sun goes down The world keeps a spinning round I do suffer I do suffer I suffer here where I lay And the break of dawn is miles away Shadows dance on my wall Ain’t no light Gonna kill em all
4.
Dead Man 03:30
I was heading towards the sun Heading down Rt 41 When something jumped and I did swerve What happed next is all a blur From the wreckage I did rise Yes it was a big surprise My heart it filled with fear and dread Oh My god I think I’m dead Up through the clouds and through the sky Out beyond all space and time I traveled for 10 years or more And landed on a distant shore A woman rose up from the fire She said welcome what is your desire With hair of black and lips of red There ain’t nothing wrong with being dead I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead I’m a dead man All the pain and all the strife All the suffering in my life I’d never do it all again There ain’t nothing wrong with being dead I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead I’m a dead man
5.
Dig 03:55
Wont you give me a hand Digging that hole Don’t ask why You don’t need to know We all make mistakes I’ve made more than a few It all started out When I met you Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Can I count on your trust To help me dig that hole It will be our secret No one needs to know Things will be different At least that’s the plan Gonna bury my troubles Gonna be a new man Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole We got to did the hole deep About 6 foot 4 Bury my trouble Have trouble no more So hand me that axe Hand me that pale A shovel and a six pack Never going back to jail Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole Help me dig that hole
6.
Where the moonlight dances down the hill And the stars on the river sit perfectly still If you need me you know where you can find My crooked little shack On the Suffolk county line The dogs are out back, the church bells ring Little Billy is out playing on the old tire swing My homestead there ain’t nothing quite as fine I’m gonna stand my ground On the Suffolk county line You go down Main St. on the other side of town Off through the woods up on higher ground There’s an oak tree with your name next to mine I found true love On the Suffolk county line There’s a fire burning in my soul I swear by god I ain’t never gonna let it go It’s just a feeling way down deep inside I ain’t never gonna leave my home On the Suffolk county line
7.
Corvette 02:55
Lucy hit the gas, said we’re blowing this two-bit town She nearly broke my neck when she slammed that pedal down She said you ain’t seen nothing yet And we took off in here blue Corvette I rolled to a stop right next to a 63 There’s Jimmy just revving his engine looking over at me He said do you want to make a bet Then he took off in his blue Corvette Looky here son there’s only one rule that you got to follow If you wreck my car you won’t live to see tomorrow He said you don’t have to break a sweat And took off in his blue Corvette
8.
I live up in a room Two stories from the street In a building made of bricks In the 1970’s There’s carpet on the floor 15 inches thick There’s popcorn on the ceiling Makes me king of sick There’s one big window you can hear the city crying I can hear cars screaming I got fears creeping in When I near the point of dreaming The gears grind again It wakes me from my slumber it takes me from my rest The goddess of sanity shakes me from her breast She throws me out into the streets with the leprechauns fighting I don’t know how I got here I don’t know how to fly But I won’t just wait around here Getting old before my time Unshaven and unclean swaying with the tide Shaking in my bones Aching for a sign I’ll be taking up my soul Starving in this land of plenty This ain’t my home No I ain't free Why can't you see Its misery this ain’t my home I guess I should a kept on moving I could have been so free Like a wooden soldier marching Like a Buddha on the beach I’d be sipping on a cocktail I’d be skipping in the sand I’d be grinning like a child With candy in his hand I’d be sending out postcards of sunsets wild and empty I’d be sending out postcards of sunsets wild and empty I’d be sending out postcards of sunsets wild and empty
9.
All I Know 04:41
Rattlesnakes in the field Crawdad in the creek The tracks never end And a toad never sleeps I was born in Fort Worth a long time ago And my father wore cowboy boots That’s all I know Got an ass named Jim We plow the land Carved the butt of this 44 With my own two hands And we wake in the morn before the rooster crows And my father wore cowboy boots That’s all I know Cold milk in my glass Cornbread on my plate Grammy’s good in the kitchen And she walks with a cane She’s like the San Joaquin, cool and slow And my father wore cowboy boots That’s all I know
10.
Go on if you’re gonna go It doesn’t really matter what you came here for I’ll see you again some other night In some other town in some other life On the road out of here Nobody cares about your name Nobody cares from where it is you came I got a twenty-dollar bill and a pocket knife A funny feeling things just ain’t right On the road out of here Dream mama dream Go on break down and scream This old world is full of sin I said 1, 2, 3 and I’m coming in On the road out of here I got a Chevy grill in a shopping cart I’ll make a couple of bucks down at the old scrap yard I put in in collection down on Franklin St. Where I can save my soul and move my feet On the road out of here

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The debut self-titled record from The Low Cards; dissonant guitar mayhem, bombastic pigskin pounding, and slap happy upright bass debauchery... an Impressive start for this Rhode Island trio.

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released November 29, 2017

Musicians

Dan Baker – Guitar & Vocals
Brian Jablonski – Upright Bass & Vocals
Matt Slobogan – Drums & Vocals

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Recorded at Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, RI.
Engineered & mixed by Seth Manchester.

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New Windsor NY.

"The Addict" by William Schaff
Layout & Design by The Low Cards

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The Low Cards Providence, Rhode Island

Rock Band from Rhode Island.

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