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Got No Taste For The Liquor 5/99 © Brian Straub
Chorus
Well the first time that I met her, my heart it did moan
Ten long years on my owns’ a long time to be ‘lone
She had short red hair fine as the finest silk
When she run her hands through it I swear it’d make roses wilt
She got big, beautiful eyes deep as the deepest mine
Make a grown man fall to his knees and do most anything
Chorus
But I got no taste for the liquor boys and I got no taste for the wine
I am drunk and I am high ‘cause I know that sweet girls mine
We hit the road in my fifty ford across the country in the spring
We had a little trouble in Utah, but my heart it still rings
She got crazy ideas runnin’ all around her hear
I didn’t know ‘til I was robbin’ banks and some boy wound up dead
Chorus
Now I’m sittin’ here in this electric chair the judge says I must die
But I wouldn’t change not a single thing not even all her lies
She went back to her mama back home in Tennessee
And I know I’d die twice if she found another fool like me
Chorus (2x)
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Looking For Jesus
04:12
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Lookin’ for Jesus © Brian Straub 2/00
Well it’s funny the state of mind the time of day can put me in
Well I’m a regular boring boy all day and a nighttime filled with sin
I said a nighttime filled with sin
The smell of hair and the sight of breast send me spinning down a hole
I go stompin’ all over this ol’ town ‘til the dawn takes its toll
I said the dawn will take its toll
Chorus
and I’m lookin’ for Jesus, have you seen him anywhere?
I gotta purge myself of lust and all those common cares
And the bottle don’t help me, and I can’t get the girls
So I’m lookin’ for Jesus to straighten my ragged world mm mm hmm mm
And I make drunk calls to old friends in the middle of the night
I say things on their answering machine that I’d never mean in daylight
well I sure don’t mean in daylight
And I’m so goddamn lonely that even Hank could not describe
Yeah I’m so fuckin’ lonely it feels like my heart shriveled up and died
I said my heart shriveled up and died E – four separate muted strokes
Chorus
1st two lines – same as above
and my chest has been hurtin’ me, doc says it ain’t a heart attack
so I’m lookin’ for Jesus to put me back on track mm mm hmm mm
and I’m one bullet shy of havin’ a good day
but I’d just blow my load or misfire things seem to work out that way
yeah they seem to work out that way
repeat chorus 2
repeat last line 2 more times
mm mm hmm mm
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Texas Chemical Skyline
03:28
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Texas Chemical Skyline © Brian Straub 1/24/93
Verse 1
I got tired of playing that careless government’s game
So I set out on the road, but everywhere I go it’s just the same
And I’m driving under a Texas chemical skyline
And I’m looking for anything that’s mine
Verse 2
I’m looking for some answers will anyone talk to me?
I’m just rehashing some pain and ancient jealousy
And I’m driving under a Texas chemical skyline
And I’m looking for anything that’s mine
Bridge
And sometimes I feel so alone
But I know in my soul that I can’t go home
‘til I find what’s down the road
Verse 3
I don’t wanna be controlled by your TV or your dollar sign
I can’t even conform to your ridiculous timeline
And I’m driving under a Texas chemical skyline
And I’m looking for anything that’s mine
Verse 4
I guess I can’t run away from what’s inside
It all comes rushing back at me like a rising tide
And I’m driving under a Texas chemical skyline
And I’m looking for anything that’s mine
Bridge
Chorus 2x
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Secondhand Sunday
03:51
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Second Hand Sundown © Brian Straub 5/19/02
I’m here to tell you now fellas about a woman so fine
She ain’t yours, she ain’t his ‘cause right now she’s mine
She keeps me in line and she keeps me well fed
She cleans out the cobwebs that cloud up my head
Chorus
She’s my second hand sundown when the day is too long
She don’t scream, she don’t holler ‘cept when we get it on
Verse 2
She’s been ‘round the world there ain’t much she ain’t done
She laughs like a child and lives just as young
Checkered soul, a checkered past still haunt her today
She loses her balance, but still knows the way
Chorus
Verse 3
I listen to her eyes when the night is still young
And they say the same things when the morning has come
She treats me so fine like I’ve never known
Like a dog in the alley that finds a new home
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Misleading Sighs
03:12
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Misleading Sighs © Bran Straub 1/11/93
Verse 1
I thought you and me could’ve had something fine
It’s been so long and I finally see, you were just killing time
And through your alcohol haze of disillusion
I went through countless days of needless confusion
Chorus
And I just found out that you’ve been telling lies
Yeah I just found out about your bedroom eyes
Verse 2
All I wanted was to be me, you wanted us to be you
And if I wanted to play I had to follow your rules
Taken by storm or runaway train
I thought it would lead up to something more sane
Chorus
Bridge
And I really think that you should take responsibility for what you do
Don’t try to blame me for what alcohol has helped you to be
Verse 3
If you wanted me as just a friend
Then how could it be that it happened again
I heard these accusations and it blew my mind
I should’ve seen it coming, but I liked you and so I was blind
Chorus 2x or more
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Rock & Roll Loser
02:51
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Rock & Roll Loser © Brian Straub 8/27/89
I always called you a winner
Now I know you’re just a sinner
Take a whole lotta time make me feel like a fool
Take every little dime leave me on an old barstool
Everyday you said that you love me
I guess you think you are above me
Tell me that you’re mine never leave me alone
We’ll spend a lifetime build a pretty little home
Chorus
You’re a rock & roll loser
Drug addict and boozer
Two timin’ little floozy
And I wish you well when you go to hell oh no girl
Repeat Chorus
Never thought I’d lose out to rock & roll
But now I’m empty and you’ve got my soul
Never break my heart seein’ another man
Said we’ll never part I just don’t understand
Repeat 1st Verse
Chorus 2x
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Blood On My Humbuckers
02:41
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Blood On My Humbuckers © Brian Straub 11/30/93
You got your brand new leather jacket
You don’t care what anyone says
All your so-called friends
Are the ones that know best
Chorus
But when you fall, where do you think they’ll be?
Turning their backs as you look for me
Woah woh woh I got blood on my humbuckers
I’m gonna keep my pedestal
You wanna show me you love me, but you are too cool
Well I guess you’re in the movies
But you can change the lines
This is real life and
People really die
Chorus
Maybe you don’t know
But I see diamonds in your eyes
You got the rainbows gold
Underneath your disguise
Chorus
I said you are too cool, yeah you’re so goddamn cool, yeah you are too cool
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Braintwang Seattle, Washington
From Baltimore to Seattle, I've been writing songs for over 30 years and have built up a body of work. My two previous bands, Armadillo Borealis and Secondhand Sunday, performed and recorded some of my songs that are represented here. This year (2016), I started Dog House Prayers and began documenting more of my songs through home recording. ... more
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