Drive-By Truckers Fan Thread

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Friday bump...

 

[HMFIC]

This isn't the current DBT lineup, but it is Jason Isbell and I'm pretty sure that Shonna is playing with him now too...

For all of my fallen brothers:

You never planned on the bombs in the sand
Or sleeping in your dress blues

 

[kd5rjz]

DBT always reminded me of a toned-down Reverand Horton Heat or Mountain Sprout.

 

[HMFIC]

It was a straight shot
All it took was luck to not get caught
I laid three dimes down and the machine wanted 25 cents
In the back seat her and a friend,
one out the window and the other on the other end
One belt loop away from Sunday night's news

If the part about being who he was didn't help Tom get loose,
what's a guy without a T. gonna get? Totally screwed,
while chicken wing puke eats the candy apple red off his Corvette
Three dimes down and 25 cents shy of a slice of the Doublemint twins
Come back baby, Rock and Roll never forgets

 

[bigboy4122]

I encourage everyone to go see these guys in concert if you have the chance!!!!!! They rocked the cains but if you can see them at a larger venue it will change your opinion of them. See ya at the rock show!

 

[HMFIC]

Keepin' the DBT thread alive... (do NOT touch the trim!)

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Daddy needs a drink to deal with all the beauty
To deal with all the madness to keep from blowing up
Daddy needs a drink to calm down the badness
To execute his gladness on the fullness of his cup

Daddy needs a drink to keep the wheels from rubbing
To compensate for nothing or nothing going on

Daddy needs a drink so Mama fix one quick
Pour it nice and strong with your cleaning outfit on

Daddy needs a drink to hem in all his demons
To hear through baby screaming or the TV set turned on
There ain’t nothing on the radio like the wave my transmitter’s on
Put that drinking jacket on and enjoy a little fog

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LOVE the slide guitar and Wurlitzer electric piano interplay on this one...

 

[HMFIC]

DBT takes this old Tom T. Hall masterpiece and gives it the modern dressing it deserves. GREAT song.

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People staring at me as they wheel me
Down the ramp toward my plane
The war is over for me
I've forgotten everything except the pain
Thank you sir, and yes sir, it was worth it
For the ol' red, white and blue
And since I won't be walking
I suppose I'll save some money buying shoes

The bottle hidden underneath the blanket
Over my two battered legs
I can see the stewardess makin' over me
And ask, "Were you afraid?"
I'll say, "Why no? I'm Superman"
And couldn't find the phone booth quite in time
A GI gets a lot of laughs
If he remembers all the funny lines

Mama bake a pie
Daddy kill a chicken
Your son is coming home
11:35, Wednesday night

Mama will be crying and daddy's gonna say
"Son, did they treat you good?"
My uncle will be drunk and he'll say
"Boy, they doing some real great things with wood"
The letter that she wrote me said, "Goodbye"
She couldn't wait and lots of luck
The bottle underneath the blanket
Feels just like an old friend to my touch

I know she'll come and see me
But I bet she never once looks at my legs
Now, she'll just talk about the weather
And the dress she wore the July 4th parade
Lord, I love her so much that
I don't think I can drink her off my mind
I see it in the paper where they sayin'
That the war is just a waste of time

Mama bake a pie
Daddy kill a chicken
Your son is coming home
11:35, Wednesday night

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[HMFIC]

DBT for Prez!

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These times can take their toll sometimes
And I know you feel the same way too
It gets so hard to keep between the ditches
When roads wind the way they do

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[HMFIC]

In a related note, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will be performing at Cain's on October 24th.

I plan to be there...

 

[Uncle Meat]

I keep my panties in my purse.