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Highway Of Tears

by Joel Bourret

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1.
Waitress From Edmonton 02:42
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WAITRESS FROM EDMONTON Waitress from Edmonton she moves so swiftly from table to table Her smile lights up the whole room, she's more than capable Walking down Jasper Avenue, she was such a sight But let me tell you the waitress from Edmonton, had it sown up tight Yeah, waitress from Edmonton, waitress from Edmonton Yeah, waitress from Edmonton, waitress from Edmonton Oooh, Sha-la-la-la-la Waitress from Edmonton she moves so swiftly picking up her tips And all the regulars come in the see her move her hips Long red hair and a flowery dress hanging down to her knees The waitress from Edmonton believe me, she's oooh, such a sight to see Oh, waitress from Edmonton, waitress from Edmonton She's such a sight to see, that Prairie rose Oooh, waitress from Edmonton, waitress from Edmonton She's such a sight to see, that Prairie rose Oooh, Sha-la-la-la-la Such a sight to see Sha-la-la-la-la Such a sight to see
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A Fool's Game 04:02
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A FOOL'S GAME Darius once was the starting linebacker He got mixed up with the wrong crowd Took something that didn't belong to him And made a run for Fort MacCleod Three days later they found him out on Highway 2 He was missing his finger, he was missing his shoes It's just a fool's game, nothing changes, it's just a fool's game Sketchy Shane always bragged about his luck Claimed it was the rabbit's foot around his neck Hustling cards is a fool's game Cheating any sucker just the same Lying under the table with five aces in his coat His eyes bulged and the rabbit's foot down his throat It's just a fool's game, nothing changes, it's just a fool's game New Year's Eve Kevin's out with his friends Pounding them back as the countdown begins Fireworks blasting, ringing in the new year Guns a-blazing in joyful cheer Shots fired up, must come down And Kevin's found, slumped on the ground It's just a fool's game, nothing changes, it's just a fool's game Yeah, nothing changes, it's just a fool's game
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Slip Between The Cracks 03:11
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SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS So now you think I'm slow A walking simpleton I just might leave that impression On account of the Ritalin But I was so far out I needed to come back I failed without a doubt To slip between the cracks And the things that you said I should think before I speak And I'm so sorry that you You thought I was a creep But I was so far out I needed to come back I failed without a doubt To slip between the cracks So I gave you my attention Right from the start But you did not yield And you, you took it all to heart But I was so far out I needed to come back I failed without a doubt To slip between the cracks I failed to slip between the cracks I failed to slip between the cracks
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Earl 04:45
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EARL The man in the cell next to me, his name is Earl He used to be a famous country singer in his day Sitting at a barstool, with a bottle in my hand Earl could always sing the blues away Now give me one last request Just before they put my wretched soul to death Bring me a guitar and hand it to Earl He can sing about heartbreak He can sing about a girl He can sing ... the blues away Now Earl doesn't belong in here What happened ain't exactly clear He said it was self defense from jealousy Now the jury could not be convinced of his innocence So they locked him away with the scum of the earth And that dear God, would be me Now give me one last request Just before they put my wretched soul to death Bring me a guitar and hand it to Earl He can sing about heartbreak He can sing about a girl He can sing ... the blues away As Earl began to tune the guitar He asked me what was my crime I had always told him I was innocent But I guess he knew I was lying Have you heard of the Highway Of Tears From Prince Rupert to Prince George There was always someone hitchhiking There was always some young girl Now give me one last request Just before they put my wretched soul to death Bring me a guitar and hand it to Earl He can sing about heartbreak He can sing about a girl He can sing ... the blues away The blues away The blues away The blues away
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Friday Night Drive By 02:35
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FRIDAY NIGHT DRIVE BY It's a crime of convenience It's a crime of passion It's about time someone took some action It's a Saturday morning After a Friday night drive by I need a shot of whiskey But the bottle's sucked dry It's a Saturday morning After a Friday night drive by Fish bones on the table And flies buzzing around Every guilty party's already left town It's a Saturday morning After a Friday night drive by I need a shot of whiskey But the bottle's sucked dry It's a Saturday morning After a Friday night drive by It's a crime of convenience It's a crime of passion It's about time someone took some action It's a Saturday morning After a Friday night drive by
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I Set Swindon Ablaze 04:26
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I SET SWINDON ABLAZE I set Swindon ablaze Cause I didn't like it anyway I set Swindon ablaze I watched it burn from afar I arrived in Swindon just as planned But you were so distant, everything had changed So what happened to our summer romance? From this moment on I didn't stand a chance Five weeks in this shit town with nothing to do I grew to hate everyone and all this English food Another string of sleepless nights staring at your back I think you thought it all was all a good laugh In a fit of rage I set the bed alight The flames engulfed the house and lit up the night They jumped from roof to roof and this I never planned But I shrugged and walked away It was now in God's hands I set Swindon ablaze Cause I didn't like it anyway I set Swindon ablaze I watched it burn from afar I set Swindon ablaze I set Swindon ablaze And let it burn, I let it burn I let it burn, I let it burn, I let it burn
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Broken Hearts Broken Dreams 02:29
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BROKEN HEARTS BROKEN DREAMS Now you're done having your fun You wiggled out from under my thumb Where ushered confusion and broken plans Broken hearts and broken dreams So you couldn't give enough And arms length was all that was sussed Where ushered confusion and broken plans Broken hearts and broken dreams Broken hearts, broken plans, broken dreams So Salem is where it ends And now it's back to New York again Where ushered confusion and broken plans Broken hearts and broken dreams Broken hearts, broken plans, broken dreams
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Street Corner 02:44
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STREET CORNER I'm going down to the market With Amber Lynn Jo She's got a 40 in her belly and a prosthetic leg Down on the street corner We begged, begged and begged Sucking on a tube down in the hole Jim's got a bucket full of bolts, pounding down the side road Stealing gas gets us around, but just the same We're back down on the street corner Beggin' for some change We roll with the dice We got bourbon, but no ice So tell me Amber what's happening here? She does a soft shoe ballet Dancing on my forehead Down on the street corner Beggin' for some bread
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Burning Records 03:11
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BURNING RECORDS Down in the center of town People came from miles around We all watched as records were thrown on the fire They can't get away with this Tommy and Doug pleaded over the airwaves Break or burn and ban their music We aren't playing any of their records “Vengeance” screamed the KKK Bonfires organized in the south A Beatles record nailed to a cross And then set alight Down in the center of town People came from miles around We all watched as records were thrown on the fire I was one of the first there I stood in disbelief In the name of God a sermon evolved On the popularity of Christ Down in the center of town People came from miles around We all watched as records were thrown on the fire Yeah, we all watched as records were thrown on the fire
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The Specimens 04:18
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THE SPECIMENS It started back in '63 that things began to escalate First it was the fireman's boy, then the old lady who lived next door That Mexican's beloved daughter and Rocky's middle child They all went missing and no one was found Not until now … if I care to tell Then everything went quiet for the years I was away Biology scholarship, squandered in every way You see I liked working with all the specimens But this paperwork is such a bore I missed that feeling that I got from this town that I abhorred When things stirred up in '68 all the newspapers had a field day Well, no one figured out that my return Had anything to do with these crimes That drunk sheriff and his crew were running around in circles half-blind I had a taste for blood and a sense of pride No one could spoil my bloody drive I must have got bored or too sure of myself Or maybe that drunken sheriff finally left the bottle on the shelf But it was a royal fuck up I must say And they kicked in my door and took my things away Hearts, hands, head, feat, bottled on the shelf A lifetime's work much greater than wealth Well they locked me away for the crimes that I did But they never did find all the bodies that I hid They have the bottled parts, all the good stuff that matters At least where I'm concerned The rest of it is just food for the worms

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released October 16, 2023

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