Poor John Boogie

from Dead Lines by Slow Pokes

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It's an uptown riot but I'm not excited
No this shit don't shake my shoes
See everywhere I've been and everything I've seen
You know they aint got nothing to lose
What I thought she'd say, "Bein' happy is overrated anyway"
But when the devil's nippin' at your heels
You aint got nothing but the blues
When she came into view poor John was feelin' pretty blue
Old soul, heart of coal, just about wishing he was through
But when he took one look at them platform six inch stilettos
He was alright
Her name was Pussy, she was dream,
One of the sweetest tricks he had ever seen
She moved so slow that he never knew which way she was goin'
But that never stopped him from following right behind
He was alright
Poor John said, "C'mon! I know I'm broke 'cause my money's gone.
But I'm clean, disease free, and I got plenty of time if you know what
I mean. I don't know where I've been but all I want to do is dance. If it's alright."

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from Dead Lines, released March 7, 2013

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