Dirty Britches
from We Were Kids by The Ames
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lyrics
I’d like to grow a garden in the Sun
But this world is making me crazier everyday
I’d like to share a dance with the moonlight
But they told me not to dream away the day
And hey there Gerald
do you remember when we were kids
How we dug that hole into the earth
Well that’s where we was told China hid
Alls we had was sticks and hands to break our
backs
I wish I may, I wish I might
Find my peace in the cold dark night
But the city lights surrounding me
Create a fear instilled within deeply
I left my home far behind
Back with the dust where I once laid
But now the urge is to roll in the mud
For to resurrect the spirit I once held
As a loose tooth, dirty britches little kid
Now I sit and wait for the closing light
Which is falling all around me
And I thank the world for a second night
To right my wrongs for which I see
And hey there Gerald
Do you remember when we were kids
How we dug that hole into the earth
Well that’s where we was told China hid
Alls we had was sticks and hands to break our
backs
And we was loose tooth, dirty britches little kids
But this world is making me crazier everyday
I’d like to share a dance with the moonlight
But they told me not to dream away the day
And hey there Gerald
do you remember when we were kids
How we dug that hole into the earth
Well that’s where we was told China hid
Alls we had was sticks and hands to break our
backs
I wish I may, I wish I might
Find my peace in the cold dark night
But the city lights surrounding me
Create a fear instilled within deeply
I left my home far behind
Back with the dust where I once laid
But now the urge is to roll in the mud
For to resurrect the spirit I once held
As a loose tooth, dirty britches little kid
Now I sit and wait for the closing light
Which is falling all around me
And I thank the world for a second night
To right my wrongs for which I see
And hey there Gerald
Do you remember when we were kids
How we dug that hole into the earth
Well that’s where we was told China hid
Alls we had was sticks and hands to break our
backs
And we was loose tooth, dirty britches little kids
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from We Were Kids,
released April 20, 2013
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The Ames Bellingham, Washington
"Three-piece collective The Ames - drummer Michael Lanz, bassist Dan Swan, and multi-instrumentalist Sam Carlton, who
contributes lead vocals, keys, banjo, guitar, harmonica, and the occasional kazoo - make a type of music that fits their hometown of Bellingham: quaint, charming, and a little off-kilter...
Erin K. Thompson - Seattle Weekly
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Apr 2013 -
Aug 2011
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