You've been so long
Your blind eyes are gone
Your old bones are on their own
So take off your coat
Put a song in your throat
Let the dead beats pound all around
We will go
Nowhere we know
We don't have to talk at all
Hand-me-downs
Flypaper towns
Stuck together
One and all
The bargains you drag
In buckets and bags
And all your belongings
Your trains in the sand
A ramshackle land
Let the rats watch the races
We will go
Nowhere we know
Till we find our one and all
Hand-me-downs
Flypaper towns
Stuck together
One and all
Praises get spent
Your trick face is bent
On pigsties and prizes
Cos there's no kind of wealth
You're shooting yourself
You leave yourself behind
We will go
Nowhere we know
Till we find our one and all
Your hand-me-downs
Flypaper towns
Stuck together
One and all
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NOTES:
Features Charlie Haden on bass, father of Petra, and Rachel, of that dog fame.
This is the lone song from the Tom and Rob sessions that actually made it onto "Odelay."
Originally titled "Marty Robbins," after the late, great, country rocker.
APPEARS ON:
Odelay
YEAR RELEASED:
1996
LENGTH:
4:47
OTHER TITLE:
Marty Robbins
WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen
PRODUCED BY:
Tom Rothrock
Rob Schnapf
MIXED BY:
Tom Rothrock
Rob Schnapf
STUDIO:
Conway Studios
The Shop
Sunset Sound Studios
PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Charlie Haden
Bass
Joey Waronker
Percussion
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