In Name And Blood

The Murder City Devils In Name And Blood Lyrics
1.Press Gang

Pecked by the seagulls, hanging from the gallows
Twisting in the breeze, dripping something on the streets
I can see him from my window, they can see him from the water
Just a victim of the press gang

I knew him when he was breathing
He was a good man, he was a young man
He was like you, he was like me
It could've been me
It could've been me

Twisting in the breeze
(Cut him down, cut him down)
Left for the children on the street
(Cut him down, cut him down)
On the street

He should've kept his mouth shut
He never shoulda left that ship
Don't go drinking down by the docks
You don't know if you'll wake up

I knew him when he was breathing
He was a good man, he was a young man
He was like you, he was like me
It could've been me
It could've been me

Twisting in the breeze
(Cut him down, cut him down)
Left for the children on the street
(Cut him down, cut him down)
On the street

Woke up on the water
No one ever asked him if he wanted to go
Didn't have any options
He was smart - he got out when he could
Should've stayed in the Pacific
Should've stayed in the Pacific
Coulda had it good
Any island, any island wouldn't do
Any island wouldn't do

I knew him when he was breathing
He was a good man, he was a young man
He was like you, he was like me
It could've been you
It should've been me

But it shoulda been the press gang
(Cut him down, cut him down)
But it shoulda been the press gang
(Cut him down, cut him down)
Cut him down, cut him down
Cut him down
On the street


2.I Drink The Wine

Lyricist:Crit Harmon, Mary Gauthier

We made a deal in the car
You stay angry, I'll feel nothing at all
And you gave me your heart
And I buried my heart

I'll never trust myself
I'll never trust myself again

I got one foot in the van
And I don't expect you
To wear a flower in your hair

I got my bags in the van
And I don't expect you
To wear a flower in your hair

We made a deal in the car
You stay angry, I'll feel nothing at all
And you gave me your heart
And I buried, and I buried my heart

And I buried my heart
I'll never trust myself
I'll never trust myself, again

We made a deal in the car
You stay angry, I'll feel nothing at all
And you gave me your heart
And I buried, and I buried my heart

And I buried my heart

I drank the wine
And I threw away the rose
Threw away the rose

I'm leaving for good
My bags are in the van
And I don't expect
A kiss goodbye, a kiss goodbye

We made a deal in the car
You stay angry, I'll feel nothing at all
And you gave me your heart
And I buried, and I buried my heart


3.Bunkhouse

A cowboy is to the prairie
As a sailor is to the sea
A cowboy is to the prairie
As a trucker is to the highway
If you don't think that cowboys cry
Well then you never heard a cowboys song
If you don't think that cowboys cry
Your Daddys not from Montana
Youve never spent the night
Under the big sky
You never been
Left behind for a saddle, and a bottle of rye
If you don't think that cowboys cry
Well then you never heard a cowboys song
If you don't think that cowboys cry
If you don't think that cowboys cry
Well then you never heard a cowboys song
If you don't think that cowboys cry
(aaahhh-oooooooo)
(aaahhh-oooooooo)
If you don't think that cowboys cry
You never been left
For a campfire, and a can of beans
You never been left, for that big sky
For that big sky
For a saddle and a bottle of rye
And a bottle of rye
A cowboy is to the prairie
As a sailor is to the sea
A cowboy is to the prairie
As a trucker is to the highway


4.Idle Hands

It coulda been any boy, it
It coulda been any girl
I'm glad it was me
I'm glad it was you

Met a girl from Austin, Dallas
Met a girl I won't soon forget her
Sat down to write her a letter
I wrote this song instead

These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot worse
These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot worse
A whole lot worse

I bet you got a boy
Back in Austin, baby
But I'm not asking
But I'm not asking

These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot worse
These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot worse
A whole lot worse

Met a girl from Austin, Dallas
Met a girl from Austin, Dallas
Met a girl I won't soon forget

It coulda been any boy
It coulda been any girl
I'm glad it was me
I'm glad it was you

These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot worse
These idle hands
They do the devils work
These idle hands
They do a whole lot
Worse


5.Rum To Whiskey

She was the best thing, best thing that he ever had
She was the best thing.
He switched from rum to whiskey.
She was the only decent thing in a good for nothing town.

She was the prettiest girl in an ugly town.
He must feel sorry
I know he hates it

He switched from rum to whiskey

She was the best thing, best thing that he ever had

Do you remember the beer on her breath?
Do you remember your hands on the hem of her dress?
Do you remember crying when the skirt she wore tucked under your
hand?
He switched from rum to whiskey


Did it keep you from finding someone new?
bang bang
He took her down in two

She was the best thing in this god forsaken town
I'm sure that he longs to be free of sin

He switched from rum to whiskey


6.I'll Come Running

Matter of fact,
youre on the right track,
my future looks black and blue.

Didn't take long,
to see I was wrong,
I still got it strong for you.

I'll come runin' yeah, (I'll come runing yeah)
if you want me to, (if you want me to)
I'll come runin' yeah, (I'll come runing yeah)
because i'm done in yeah,
without you.

I'd give my last shirt,
to take back the words,
that brought all that hurt upon us.

Both made mistakes,
had some bad breaks,
we got what it takes to go on.

I'll come runin' yeah, (I'll come runing, yeah)
if you want me to, (if you want me to)
I'll come runin' yeah, (I'll come runing, yeah)
because i'm done in yeah,
without you.

I'll come runin' yeah, (ill come runing, yeah)
if you want me to, (if you want me to)
I'll come runin' yeah, (ill come runing, yeah)
because i'm done in yeah,
without you,
without you.


7.Demon Brother

Like coming on the scene of a train wreck
Are you the devil or my demon brother
It'll take a long time to wash your hands of this
Too many drinks and too much John Wayne

Like coming on the scene
Of a train wreck
Are you the devil or my
Demon brother

Well you got me by the wrist
Well you got me by the wrist again
Well you got me by the wrist
Again

I know she had some bad breaks
God knows she's pretty messed up
This is definitely a bad sign
This is definitely a bad sign
The devils comes, the devil goes

Like coming on the scene
Of a train wreck
Are you the devil or my
Demon brother
We better get
Outta town
She better get out
Of this town


8.Lemuria Rising

I wish you coulda been a fly on the wall
When I was 12 years old
Crying over my homework
I woulda slit my wrist if it wasn't for
Rock and roll
Rock and roll

In the spirit of Kenneth Anger
I put a curse on you
Lois, baby
This is for you

I think I'll call you
Virginia Wolfe
I'd rather be a dandy
Then another boring girl
With an acoustic guitar
With an acoustic guitar

Lemuria rising
Lemuria rises
Lois, baby
This is for you!

I think I'll call you
Virginia Wolfe

In the spirit of Kenneth Anger
I mean what I say
In the spirit of Kenneth Anger
I mean what I say
In the spirit of Eddie Spaghetti
We do what we do
In the spirit of Eddie Spaghetti
We do what we do
Lois, baby
I put a curse on you
I put a curse on you
Lois, baby
This for you

I think I'll call you
Virginia Wolfe
I put a curse
I put a curse on you
I put a curse on you
I put a curse on you


9.Somebody Else's Baby

I heard and read
The only love is
Lost love
If it's true then
People like me and you
We get our share of love

We get our lovin
We get it in the morning
We get our lovin when the sun pops up
People like me and you
We get our share of love

I knew at once
She was Brad's friend
Someone else's girl
Someone else's gal
And someone else's baby
Now

I woke up
In someone else's arms
But I was dreaming I was dreaming of you
I woke up
In someone else's bed
And I was dreaming
I was dreaming of you
I was dreaming of you

I heard and read
The only love is
Lost love
Well if it's true
Then me and you
We get our share
We get our share of love
People like me and you
We get our share of love

I woke up
In someone else's bed
And I was dreaming I was dreaming of you
Well I woke up
In someone else's arms
And I was dreaming
I was dreaming of you

And I'm afraid
That it might be true
And I hope to God
I hope that it's not true

I knew at once
To the ???
Someone else's girl
Someone else's gal
Someone else's baby
Now


10.In This Town

I've known you
Known you for a long time
I've seen you fade
And I've seen you shine
And you're such
Such a good example
Falling down at the weddings and the holidays

(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling down
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling
Down
Of falling down

And you
You're a lot like me
Falling down at the weddings and the holidays

(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling down
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling
Down
Of falling down

You built a ship
You built it in a bottle
And then we watched it roll away
Watched it roll away
Watched it roll away
Watched it roll away

Falling down at the weddings and the holidays

(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling down
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of something I'd rather forget
(Every face!) In this town
Reminds me of falling
Down!


11.No Grave But The Sea

Every time I put my oars in your water
I do it for the sailors
Who have no grave but the sea
Who have no grave but the sea
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
Every time I put my oars in your water
I do it for the sailors
Who have no grave but the sea
Who have no grave but the sea
With head, heart, and hands
In name and blood
With head, heart, and hands hands, in name and blood
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
What would you say, Jim Hawkins?
To you Ann Bonnie?
What would you say, Ann Bonnie
If you could speak for yourself?
I can hear you singing
On the rocks
I can hear you clearly on the rocks
With head, heart, and hands
In name and blood
With head, heart, and hands, in name and blood
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
Sail away from the sirens when the light goes black
With head, heart, and hands, in name and blood
With head, heart, and hands, in name and blood


12.Fields Of Fire

Oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Don't kindle your wrath against me, against me
I know you feast
I know you feast on fire
I got a wife
I got a family in those fields
Oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Don't kindle your wrath against me, against me

I believe
In my mother's religion
And I will
And I will change
We go to church
We go to church on Sunday
And we're back drinking
Drinking on Monday

Oh we got by in the past
But how bout tomorrow
Oh Lord
I got a life in those fields, in those fields
Oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Don't kindle your wrath against me
Oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Don't kindle your flame against me

Don't set my fields
Don't set my fields on fire
Don't set my fields
Don't set my fields on fire

With my anointing waits
It waits in those fields
And it was true
Yesterday that its true
Today, today, oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Don't kindle your wrath against me
Oh Lord
Don't set my fields on fire
Oh God
Oh give me one more day