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lyrics
Well the sun’s coming up for one last time
and I tilt my cap for to rest my eyes
And the mountains shrug with artillery fire
And each falling bomb you can hear them sigh
After thirteen years in the prison brig
The warden said they’re a-springin’ me
He said, “The jails are too full and the army’s runnin’ short
Of men like you they need to win this war”
“So here’s your pay check
And here’s your rifle
And a one-way ticket to Vietnam”
Where the boys were singing
Star Spangled Banner
But I got the words all wrong
All wrong
And sang a jailbird song
Now, the government can afford to fight a war
But they can’t seem to spare a dime to help their poor
So they load them up with guns and a force-fed pride
And send them straight to the firing line
I went to prison ‘cause I robbed a man
I did a year for every dollar I stole from him
Then I went to war and killed thirty men
And got three shiny medals for killing them
Oh, how I long for
To meet my maker
And he will surely judge me for all I done wrong
And the heavenly hosts
Will sing Hallelujah
But I won’t sing along
Oh, no
I’ll sing a jailbird song
Hailing from Houston, Alien Eyelid make Grateful Dead-ish psychedelic alt-country with a distinctly twangy Southern rock tinge. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 13, 2023