Some roadside pride took twenty-five lives
That's when it all began
The dust you could chew while the shrapnel flew
Blowin' arms from their trusty hands
The innocents screamed for civilian means
While the armor made its stand
Planes would fly by poking holes in the sky
Leaking prayer on the dead and damned
This is an ode....
To their dying day
The sun went down in a Jersey town
'round the time the cameras rolled
A hard working man was beat from his tan
His body laid bloodied and cold
It was 7:17 at the hospital scene
When the actress got too bold
She clipped several hundred clams from the soul of his pants
Robbed of dignity, life, and gold
This is an ode...
To his dying day
A sky roaming plane shot through the rain
Crashed in the Karachi hills
Survivors were few from one-fifty-two
The rescuers braved the chill
The trip had been grand, the plane was to land
It was only minutes away
But the weather turned mean, the clouds lost their sheen
The airbus and faithful lay slain
Who's to blame?...
For their Dying Day
Ain't it a shame....
A Massachusetts man took his wife in his hands
You can guess what happened from there
Their child looked on sensing something was wrong
Mom's blood trickled down the stairs
This childhood friends' in a concrete pen
His family ain't no more
Yet the scriptures all say if you kill you must pay
No matter angel, sinner, or whore
This is an ode...
To their dying day
The story's been told...
Some roadside pride took twenty-five lives
That's when it all began...
credits
from Apart,
released January 1, 2015
Rich Podgur: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Hinckley: Guitar
Elio DeLuca: Wurlitzer
Lou Ulrich: Bass
Gavin McCarthy: Drums
Written by Rich Podgur
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