Abraham Man
from The Decline of America Part One: The Bush Years by Tyranny of Dave
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lyrics
Say your ideas
I’m sure I won’t like them but that’s just the guy that I am
Conservative, staid, with an eye towards the old world
A sophisticated, continent man
And I’ve paid for nothing that I haven’t wanted
Though I may have regretted the cost
And sometimes I wake up and try to recover
The latest refinement I’ve lost
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
And you’re far from the things that you planned
Asking, “Who was that Abraham man?”
Let it out when you’re lonely
Let it out when you’re bored
Let it out you’re too tired to hold it
And pray something vital’s restored
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
‘Til you don’t know quite where you stand
There’s a smile on the Abraham man
Say your ideas. I won’t understand you
My ears are still ringing with the fear I’ll be caught
With a hand in your pocket. A hand on your wallet
To give you whatever I’ve got
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
And you’re left with the gun in your hand
Asking, “Who was that Abraham man?”
I’m sure I won’t like them but that’s just the guy that I am
Conservative, staid, with an eye towards the old world
A sophisticated, continent man
And I’ve paid for nothing that I haven’t wanted
Though I may have regretted the cost
And sometimes I wake up and try to recover
The latest refinement I’ve lost
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
And you’re far from the things that you planned
Asking, “Who was that Abraham man?”
Let it out when you’re lonely
Let it out when you’re bored
Let it out you’re too tired to hold it
And pray something vital’s restored
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
‘Til you don’t know quite where you stand
There’s a smile on the Abraham man
Say your ideas. I won’t understand you
My ears are still ringing with the fear I’ll be caught
With a hand in your pocket. A hand on your wallet
To give you whatever I’ve got
Well some say it’s bliss but still questions persist
And you’re left with the gun in your hand
Asking, “Who was that Abraham man?”
credits
from The Decline of America Part One: The Bush Years,
released May 17, 2010
Dave - Keyboard, accordion, percussion, guitars, singing
Maria McCullough - Violin, Viola
Aaron Zemelko - Bass
Dave - Keyboard, accordion, percussion, guitars, singing
Maria McCullough - Violin, Viola
Aaron Zemelko - Bass
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