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Live At Brighouse

by Benny Mayhem

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And I will tell you a tale of a Saturday night That went on for months ‘cause it just felt so right And when I look back on the things that were done Some of it was dumb but was mostly just fun I was just 21, I was far from my home All I wanted to do was to be in The Zone 17 years of institutions Punishments lies and contradictions ‘Cause you’re told when you’re young that you can’t cross the line But how else can you tell what is wrong and what’s right? So I do not regret all the friends that I made The ones I obeyed or the ones I betrayed I fell in love on those hot summer nights But it’s hard to stay true when your mind’s on the white Every gold coin has a queen on one side Just like every cloud has a silver, white line We were stared at in clubs But we didn’t care My only regret is that I didn’t dance
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Well, I've been a tool And I played the fool Fucked up school I had too much fun breakin' all the rules And I've been a drunk And I messed around On the dole Sold my soul, blame it on rock'n'roll I'm not dumb just having fun And I'm not ashamed of all the things I've done I'll make my own rules, thank you very much I'm on the run. Well, I've been a whore I broke all the laws I've been poor I'll do anything 'til I get bored But now it's time to flee They're after me Life of sin Thompson's weasels finally closing in I'm not dumb just having fun And I'm not ashamed of all the things I've done I'll make my own rules, thank you very much I'm on the run.
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How would you feel if I'd grown up to be a customs officer? Well, if that was my calling I'm pretty damn sure you'd be proud of me. But I might never have had my chance to dance And I'd bend any rules I found irrelevant 'Cause who goes into that line of work but a hypocrite, or a weirdo? And I know I must be my own worst enemy So I want to say cheers for putting up with me. Now how would I be if I'd grown up to be the Admiral of the Fleet? All those guns and missiles All the influence and style You'd be proud of me But just like my old man And like his before I'd be a veteran of war America's pawn Unlike those men I had a choice and I chose to be free. And I know I must be my own worst enemy So I want to say cheers for hangin' 'round with me And I know I must be my own worst enemy So I want to say cheers for hangin' 'round I'll do my best never to let you down I'll never forget you hangin' 'round with me.
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Recorded Friday 10 January 2014.
Live at the Commercial/Railway Inn, Brighouse HD6, UK.
Five months into my first UK tour: 213 shows in 11 months.

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released December 1, 2015

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Burr.
Thanks to Jason Fieldhouse, UK buskers and Keep Streets Live.
Artwork by Mike Wafer at Fuck Yeah! Media.
Photography by Derrick Wess, London.
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