In Canada

from Who Shot Elvis? by Mecca Normal

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Living in a trailer across the road
from the cows you were supposed to milk
before dawn.
You don't get home in time
and besides you're ripped and torn.
You're walked to the edge of the land and told,
"Never darken this doorway again."

Kind of a killer
when when when

You cross the world's longest covered bridge
on your father's bike to see your girl
with another man.
You were ten minutes late
She gets away to tell you,
"You have a lot of pigeon shit on you."
That's what happens
in the longest covered bridge in the world.

Kind of a killer
when when when

You drink a half a quart of whiskey
with your bacon and your eggs
every morning.
You're bound to take a dive
for a stainless steel sink
and someone will have to decide
at what point in flight
mid or otherwise you died.
And for that the first utterance is,
"It's about time."

Kind of a killer
when when when

Something a little sad when you walk the fifteen miles
to your baby while your baby has her daddy's car.
Things went missing, things got replaced
and a few people struck down the law of the land
with only a butter knife in hand.

In Canada.

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from Who Shot Elvis?, released January 1, 2006
Vocals – Jean Smith
Guitar – David Lester
Drums – Charlie Quintana

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