Bang Bang Bar

from Forward In The Saddle by Polecat Rodeo

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lyrics

dark clouds on the horizon, the band's due on at ten
barely cleared the sound check as the storm came crashing in
the air filled up with sulfur as lightning broke the sky
they took the stage not knowing armageddon was just outside

in a dusty Texas honky-tonk souls were sheltered from the rage
outside the world was ending but they could not turn from the stage
the game for the souls of men would be done before the dawn
the devil played God at bones and the band came rocking on

bang bang baby, the end's beyond these walls
burn burn baby, the sky burns before it falls
bang bang baby, lock the doors made of pearl
dance dance baby, right off the edge of the world

guitar strung with rattlesnakes sung low on his hips
the singer gargled broken glass as the bluffer licked his lips
just a few more hours as the players took their turn
crank the amps, let 'em dance, and watch this whole thing burn

(bang bang baby)

death sat down for a breather as God played the devil's hand
the undertaker said strike me dead, i'm digging this here band
the drummer shook the room with the kicking of the drum
God called down the devil's bluff, we knew that he had won

(bang bang baby)

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from Forward In The Saddle, released February 25, 2021
Music & lyrics by Blake Abbott

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