Dirt

from The Ballad of Coward Jack by Andrew Vlasblom

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lyrics

---Chorus---
All that’s left is dirt
Ain’t no other way
Gonna make him hurt
Gonna put him in the grave

All that’s left is dirt
Ain’t no other way
Gonna make him hurt
Gonna make him gawdamn pay

Thing ‘bout killin’ cowards
Too easy, dull, ‘n’ quick
Killin’ the ones they love,
Now that’s the key to make ‘em tick

I knew this day was comin’
When I would be found
Now I won’t rest ‘til I put that bastard
Six feet ‘neath the ground

Killed his wife, burned his barn
He ain’t got nothin’ no more
With luck, he’ll burn up with ‘em
Without, die alone an’ poor

Red kept me alive
So I could go on dyin’
But this Coward’ll get revenge
Or sure as hell, die tryin’

-Chorus-

As for me, my work is done
Gonna head west on a train
Maybe try my luck at governin’
Run for mayor, get some fame

Jumped my horse, took off fast
Red had a good head start
I knew that he’d be headed west
‘Til I stopped his beatin’ heart

Tracked ‘im down for 18 years,
Them’s years I can’t get back
But I’d do it again, all just to wreck
A no-good coward like Jack.

A coward I may be
But he’s gonna see tonight
A coward bring him to his knees
In a final bloody fight

-Chorus-

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from The Ballad of Coward Jack, released September 2, 2017
Written by Andrew Vlasblom
Violin arrangements by Eden Jones
Lead vocals: Ashley Johnson, Kaitlyn Wachter
Backing vocals: Laureline Claeys

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Canadian, American, and French band making music in Gwangju, South Korea.

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