The Sweat of a Hero

from Lightmares are Rich & Educated by Lightmares

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Another AM wake up
says the coffee pot's already cold
shit, shower, shave, brush of make up
and kiss the kids before you go

Recite the same old story
y'know, I sold my soul for rock 'n' roll
found education appalling
and too bright a mind to shovel coal

Oh, but you're getting old

and you're still standing in line to smell the sweat of a hero
you're still squeezing a lime 'round the watering hole
How's the show?
I don't care to know
let the jester come around when my hungered belly's full

Look to the crooked smile
of the hangman dangling back and forth
the blood that pools on the tile
of the lemon scented kitchen floor

Don't fight that winding highway
stop a while 'til you're sure
that you will make it up one day
and live the life you're paying for

Ah, fuck it, I don't care no more

but you're still standing in line to smell the sweat of a hero
you're still squeezing a lime 'round the watering hole
How's the show?
I don't care to know
let the jester come around when my hungered belly's full

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from Lightmares are Rich & Educated, released April 25, 2014

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