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The Drunken Highway

from ghosts, rising by Jesse Berkowitz

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lyrics

Let's ride the Drunken Highway
With the moonlight shining down
Let the chains fall from your ankles
Turn away from this town.
Melt down the gold and silver
Throw your letters in the fire
Tear the hinges off the door and
Jump the fences, cut the wires.

It takes a little while
Before the sunshine and smiles
Let's ride the Drunken Highway for at least
a thousand miles.

Let's ride the Drunken Highway
To the moon and to the stars
Shake the chains off of your heart now,
Turn away from who you are.
Pour the ashes from the jar and
Leave the shovel in the ground.
Tell the ghosts to leave you be,
If they try and come around.

I know they understand
In that far away land,
Let's ride the Drunken Highway
Across the ocean, if we can.

The years will go by
But I know we won't mind,
We'll be singing and carrying on.
The campfire light
Will always burn bright,
Let's ride on this highway
'Til the shadows are gone.

Let's ride the Drunken Highway
To the east and to the west.
Past the cities and the people
And the homes that we left.
Pour the whiskey on the wound,
Then go ahead and pass it 'round,
Break the bottle, sing along
To that good old-time sound.

Glory be thy name
Oh you westbound train,
Let's ride the Drunken Highway
'Til we all go insane.

Let's ride the Drunken Highway
So our stories can be told,
How we slayed the mighty dragons
And walked along the streets of gold.
Put the message in the bottle,
Float it on the open sea.
If I ain't here in the morning,
Then you know where I'll be.

All you boys and girls,
All you diamonds and pearls,
Let's ride the Drunken Highway
To the end of this world.

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from ghosts, rising, released October 28, 2013
Jesse: guitar, bass, voice
Zak: drums, organ

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