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My old man's got a wooden hand
He uses it every time he can
Might as well be fighting sand
You're punching hard but you never land
Still I find I speak my mind
Though I lose a little piece of it every time
He says, 'Read between the lines you'll see
Love's gonna save you, son, not me.'

My deck is stacked with broken jacks
Punctured tires, empty packs
Of cigarettes and heart attacks
They call my bluff I answer back
I five card flush of pawn shop stubs
I used to pay the queen of clubs
She says, 'Buy one more and get one free
Love's gonna save you, son, not me.'

I left Roanoke in a cloud of smoke
I drove 500 miles before she broke
Them Georgia night's, boys, ain't no joke
Thick as tar and sweet as coke-
-a-cola, dig a hole and
Watch it fill before you're six-feet down
The day after you die, you drown
The reverend gives a eulogy
He says, 'Love's gonna save you, not me.'

Them sawed off husbands, shotgun wives
The sharpen up their kitchen knives
Stomp through their domestic lives,
Angry hornets in their hives
They thrive on isolation
Fearing dreams of liberation,
Agitation, accusation, drag my ass to central station
He says, 'You've got 'til the count of three
Then pray love saves you boy, from me.'

And it's true I stand accused
Of sabotaging cable news
With unfair and unbalanced views
I know I'll lose, I choose my ink in jailhouse blues
My tattoos read like prophecy,
They say, "Love's gonna save you, not me."

They say, "Love's gonna save you, not me."
They say, "Love's gonna save you, not me."
They say, "Love's gonna save you, not me."

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from Scavenger's Joy, released February 28, 2015
Written by Owen Lyman-Schmidt
Arranged by Driftwood Soldier

Owen Lyman-Schmidt: Vocals, Mandolin, Suitcase, Coffee Can
Bobby Szafranski: Bass Guitar, Bottle Caps

Recorded and Mixed by Kyle Pulley at The Headroom
Mastered by Jarrod Pedone at Electric Jelly Studio

Additional Instrumentation:
Piano by Jacob Brunner

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