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When The Lights Come On

from Steady Now - Expanded Edition by Sleepy Driver

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lyrics

I knew a girl named Twila, used to lay on her bed
Folded her arms across her chest
She would dress like it was Sunday, she'd pretend she was dead
But you can't predict the time, the good Lord said
It won't happen when you want it, you'll be sorry it's gone
If you spend your life wishing all your days were done
When the lights come on
They called him John the Butcher, he could cut to the bone
Spent his life drifting through halfway homes
He wore a bloody apron underneath his clothes
Said he'd lop your head just to spite your nose
And one day he went straight from his crooked ways
But he still holds a knife every time he prays
When the lights come on
Don't call the preacher, don't fill the pews
Don't let the tailor cut the back from my suit
The only undertaking I need is to choose
So give me the truth, man, give me the news
Show me what you're made of, nail your colors to the mast
And live every day like it was your last
When the lights come on

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from Steady Now - Expanded Edition, released April 26, 2011

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