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Struggle and Strife

from Songs of Pain and Leisure by TW Walsh

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PACKED MY BAGS AND THE TRIP BEGAN
SHOWED UP READY FOR THE FULL BODY SCAN
FLASHED MY SMILE AT A SKIRT ON THE PLANE
FREE NEWSPAPER AND A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE

MY PASSPORT PHOTO IS DOUBLE-EXPOSED
LOOK LIKE A GHOST IN FIDEL CASTRO'S CLOTHES
MADE A GIRL IN RENO JUST TO WATCH HER CONCEIVE
KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING, BUT SHE ACTED NAIVE

I CAN'T READ THESE BOOKS THAT THEY WRITE
THESE JOBS THEY GIVE ME FEEL LIKE THROWING THE FIGHT
I BROKE GROUND ON A BRAND NEW LIFE
SAME LOVE, SAME HATE, SAME FEAR, NEW STRUGGLE AND STRIFE

GOT MY BAGS AT THE CAROUSEL
MY LIVER'S IN LIMBO AND I FEEL LIKE HELL
KEEP COMING BACK TO THE WRONG I'VE DONE
BY LIGHT OF MOON AND IN THE MORNING SUN

I STILL HAVE DAYS WHEN I FEEL LIKE A MAN
AND I CAN FACE THE DARKNESS LIKE MY FATHER CAN
AT THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING, I COULD FEEL MY HEART STOP
MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, HE'S GONNA LOOT YOUR SHOP

I CAN'T READ THESE BOOKS THAT THEY WRITE
THESE JOBS THEY GIVE ME FEEL LIKE THROWING THE FIGHT
I BROKE GROUND ON A BRAND NEW LIFE
THREE HEALTHY KIDS AND A LOVELY WIFE
I SEVERED MY PAST WITH PLASTIC KNIFE
SAME LOVE, SAME HATE, SAME FEAR, NEW STRUGGLE AND STRIFE

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from Songs of Pain and Leisure, released October 11, 2011

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