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Rice an' Beans an' Some Cigarettes (a Conversation)

from American Blues by A Limping Kitty

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Pt. 1
Why don't you tell me what you think you should do?
"Think I'm gonna marry you"
You know I think that'd be quite swell
"You know I'd do it damn well."
So I'll tell you what we're gonna do
"We'll get some money and live in a shoe"
An' eat peyote by the afternoon
"Snug in our wool socks by the night's blue"
So why don't you tell me how we're gonna jest
"You shave your face and I'll buy a white dress."
We'll be disguised with a change of address,
rice and beans and some cigarettes.
"We'll pay attention to the curb alerts,
and scare strangers in our hippie skirts"
You know I think that would really work
"Work for free with our hands in the dirt."

Pt. 2
Why don't you tell me what you think you should do?
"Think I'm gonna betray you"
You know I wouldn't be too surprised
it's been done half my life
So when we went our separate paths
she did what she did and she did it fast
Now I keep my feet away from the past
try and see what the future has.
There's gotta be more than staring at the ground
going for weeks with your head hung down
a stranger in your own strange town
too much confusion to ever figure out.
And a big city that could eat you up,
when every morning's just a couple of bucks
sometimes it all can really suck
not to mention who your lover's fucked...

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from American Blues, released December 22, 2017

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