Redemption

by GMacGuffin

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lyrics

been a lot of things i done
probly shoulda told
i reckon it might go down hard
and so my tongue i hold

coulda been a better brother
could a been a better soul
but being something else
the only thing i ever known

bearing out of riverside
shoulda stood in bed
headed to los anggeles
found sorrow in its stead

trouble with them ponies
they never run my way
now two guys named tony
sayin’ time’s run out to pay

would that i had my winchester
would that i had some gold
would that there was redemption
for this old sodden soul

and all i ask of you is…

don’t bring me down (I got a lot goin on right now)
don’t bring me down (i got plenty of cause to be …)
don’t bring me down
cause i’m doing okay anyway

this gimpy leg some 12 years now
falling drunk off a train
I lived the way I wanted to
but it hurts now when it rains

my left eye’s still kinda fuzzy
from that run-in with your 'friends’
i made mistakes at your expense
too late to make amends

and I understand the gravity of the situation and that there are consequences for one’s actions and that they are about to come down on me sooner than anticipated and in a big way and I’m not gonna like it much at all so all i’m asking you is ...

don't bring me down ... x6
but i'm doing okay anyway

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released November 26, 2021
T.C. Johnston: All the things
Recorded at Doubletime Recording Studios, San Diego, CA

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GMacGuffin San Diego, California

I write songs about bad people in unfortunate circumstances, then sing and play them standing up (the songs, not the people).

Sometimes I record them so I can play drums and such.

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