Song For The Strays

from Old Reliable by RMS Olympic

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"Old Reliable" (2013) on transparent red cassette
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Made by the lovely DIY punx at Driftwood Records

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lyrics

We kept on walking West
Until we found the water's edge
We turned 'round to start our journey
'Til we could find ocean again
We refuse to let the sands of time
Erode to make our beds
We'll make our own and lay down in them
With no second thought regrets
'Til we're down again

They sneer and call us foolish
But I think we're awful brave
They pass judgment on appearance
Instead of the choices that we've made
It's not the net number of digits
That your bank accumulates
It's not the sum of years that you survive
Before you find your grave
When you'll be down again

So put away your weapons
I'm just offering my hand
And we'll all be down together
In the end

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from Old Reliable, released March 5, 2013

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