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Billy's Ego and the Devil​-​Made​-​Me​-​Do​-​Its

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1.
Well it's midnight on the highway. Little girl you goin' my way? I'll cock this sucker sideways if you say you'll sit beside me. Can't you see. Baby wontcha take a ride with me Baby wontcha take a ride with me Well I just got out on Friday. Loaded up this badass Chevrolet with a .45 and a Milky Way. When I hit the road there'll be hell to pay. You'll see. Baby wontcha take a ride with me Baby wontcha take a ride with me That stateline sign in Cheyenne oughta say "Beware of Lawman. They'll box you up in that Texas sand. You best believe no one can set you free. Baby wontcha take a ride with me Baby wontcha take a ride with me We'll make Mexico by sun up, drink hellfire from a Dixie Cup. Slide into my hopup. We'll make ol' Scratch ante up. I guarantee. Baby wontcha take a ride with me Baby wontcha take a ride with me
2.
Got you and a Chevrolet. Got you and a Chevrolet. Got you and this old Chevrolet. Flat broke. I'm outta everything. Got you and a broken crown, an old guitar that doesn't make a sound, a little luggage tryin' to drag me down. Just some things that I've keepin' 'round. That old guitar could sing. That old guitar could sing. Got you and mom's old diamond ring in a box tied with Christmas string. Wrapped in paper towels and shiny things. Fifty cents for songs no one would sing. Thirty Years Of Baptist Lullabyes slightly stained and packed with alabis. When they're gone I think I'll take a ride. No reserve and nothing set aside. Got you and a Chevrolet, a Rand McNally for to light the way. All these words and not a thing to say. Got you and a Chevrolet. A long black Chevrolet. A long black Chevrolet.
3.
Blown 03:54
I'm a bum Can't find a way up outta here And the walls are closing in There's no need to run Wouldn't do you no good anyway Find the perfect thing to say The perfect heart to break Fa la la la la la Who wants to go home now They're gonna close us down And I'm afraid I spilled my drink There's no place to go What I would give for a ride to the show Find the perfect thing to say The perfect heart to break Fa la la la la la Don't want to go home now But I don't want to stay right here Have the perfect beer Cry another tear Then sneak of all alone
4.
Around here it's always midnight We're hiding from the sunlight No matter what the season There's always a reason Werewolves and Vampires Don't let the starlight tell you lies It's no surprise at all Heed the call or fall Beware those that enter this evil hive Inside the bad dreams come alive Around here you better lock your doors Sleep out on the floor Put bars on the windows Down your ephedrine and No-Doz Werewolves and Vampires Don't let the starlight tell you lies It's no surprise at all Heed the call or fall Beware those who enter this evil hive Inside the nightmares come alive
5.
Sometimes I was so high that I couldn't take the call Petrified but I don't think she ever knew at all And we never talk about the guilt And I'll never write a song about it Seems kinda silly now that Charlie's gone Sounds kinda stupid now that Charlie's gone Black gold called my daddy and it led him far from home Hardscrabble Texas earth can tear you to the bone But he chased that pipe just to stay alive From Waco to Sadona Yeah that seems like a long way now that Charlie's gone Sounds kinda stupid now that Charlie's gone April makes it six years since you left us April makes it six years since I cried And April sure is cold here in Indiana Makes it hard to lick my wounded pride Now that Charlie's gone Sounds kinda stupid now that Charlie's gone
6.
Fight 04:04
We're living under shadows cast by shadows afraid to see the light Through our open door I can't see you anymore Her wrong and my wrong won't make it right But I'll tell anyone who'll listen if you could only see the way she smiles you'd put up a fight
7.
If you cut yourself I'm the one that bleeds and if you fall down I'm the one with the busted knees and if you get stung I'm the one swells Please be careful girl you'll drive my coffin nails And if you get drunk I'm the one with the achin' head and if you catch cold I might just spend a week in bed You better look both way before you cross that road or they'll bury me in mom's ol' chifforobe They don't have a policy for a broken heart down at that old State Farm for when love falls apart Say you're diggin' me metaphorically Hypothetically say you'll marry me
8.
Gone 02:47

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With less country-blues influence than "Songs About Stationwagons," "Devil-Made-Me-Do-Its" is a decidedly more indie rock/pop effort. The songs are both older and newer, some dating as far back as 2002. Some you've heard before played live by Dual Carb Disco, some dragged, kicking and screaming, up from the vaults.

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released June 22, 2011

All songs written and performed by Carlton J. Madden

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Billy's Ego West Monroe, Louisiana

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