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St. Elizabeth Blues

from The Sweet Forever by The California Flowers

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A little room with a little TV
They took my belt and they took my shoes
There’s a man in a little window
They say I’m dangerous because I’ve got the blues

They checked my pulse, they took my blood, and they laid me down

And the man behind the window
He’s cataloguing every move I make
I can’t take a piss without an escort
I guess honesty is always a mistake

In a building named after a saint
Fighting blue devils with the drugs under my tongue
Five white-coats and a man with a clipboard asking,
“Have you ever held a loaded gun?”

They checked my pulse, they took my blood, and they laid me down

Like a baby bird touched by a human
They won’t let me go back to my nest
My poor mother’s been reading the statistics
She’s screaming, “Sorry son, I swear I did my best!”

If I sit real still and keep my breathing steady
Maybe the man behind the glass will look away
And when my restless legs are finally good and ready
I’ll bust through that door and I’ll make my great escape

I’ll get my belt, put on my shoes, and I’ll fucking run

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from The Sweet Forever, released May 21, 2018

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Pleasantly melancholy rock and roll

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