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lyrics
POISON BLOOD
My grandfather became the town drunk
When he got back from the war
I remember crushed beer cans and empty bottles
Like spent shell casings on his floor
Some men get religion
And wash away their sins
Some spend their whole lives
Fighting battles they never win
Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins
Dad would stumble in after the bar closed
If he came home at all
Mom would sleep with the phone by her pillow
In case the cops called
He smelled like another woman’s perfume
Cigarettes and wine
Spitting curses through clenched teeth
His breath like turpentine
Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins
I’m looking out our apartment window
Deal going down on the corner below
Mary’s rocking our baby boy
Singing lullabies soft and low
I can’t tell you much
About fate or destiny
All I know is a man
Ain’t nothing if he ain’t free
Some men are bound by bars of steel
Some by iron chains
Some men are bound by poison blood
Running through their veins
Gorgeous fingerstyle guitar playing from this Portland, Oregon musician that captures the spirit of American Primitive in dazzling detail. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 30, 2021
What a beautiful compilation, John Wesley Harding covered by a variety of popular artists. Well worth the money. It is hard to just pick one song, they are all wonderful writerrb