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The Countin Blues

from American Rhymin by Matt Monta

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Sand and oil stickin in the spinnin engine blades
Sun so hot it's been rising for days
You count the holes for the laces in your shoes
When there's bombs goin off and there's nothin to do

And ya 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
All good children stay alive
Ya 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ain't nobody comin back again

There's echoes in your ears of the whispers in the alley
Notchin with your knife as you burn up the day's tally
And ya count down the marks that you made out of fear
When there's bombs goin off and ya pluggin your ears

And ya 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
All good children stay alive
Ya 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ain't nobody comin back again

The butcher's boys are holdin out mirrors from the shadows
And your wonderin why they're out there since ya three months from the gallows
And ya count the copper shells flyin outta your gun
When there's bombs goin off and ya shootin for fun

And ya 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
All good children stay alive
Ya 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ain't none of us comin back again

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from American Rhymin, released March 25, 2013

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Matt Monta Richmond, Virginia

Voice for singing. Guitar for strumming. Harmonica for wailing. Boots for stomping.

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