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The Road Not Taken

by Sons Of O'Flaherty

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1.
The day I take my leave, I want it to be shiny I want it to be sunny, to be fun and to be groovy I want people to dance, to drink and to shout loud and proud “It won’t be the same now that he’s no longer yelling in the crowd” I want the chicks to be topeless and one man riding a pig I want y’all to wear funny hats and my boys to wear green I want the Dropkick Murphys playing one hell of a gig Maybe an episode of “Psych” being played on big screen Cuz when I’m dead and gone I want my party to be restless And everybody smiling to the trumpet of Louis Armstrong Wanna get my kicks one last time with the sweet hoarse voice of Mike Ness I want a kick ass funeral and all my friends to sing along I want a kick ass funeral and all my friends to sing along I want the finest beers to be served at the bar And one gigantic lemon pie shaped like my guitar Everyone eating pasta, and cookies everywhere A sign on top of my coffin reading “Try me if you dare” A punk rock merchandising, and a small tattoo stall Two pretty english girls listening to Sick Of It All A bunch of drunken germans and their fuckin emo core A midget wearing a shirt reading “Your mom is a whore” The day I take my leave I hope it be come soon Maybe I’ll get to nod to the man on the moon There’ll be no need to cry, just to laugh and to smile And celebrate the fact that I am taking off in style And after a while people will run along Have one last drink, one last laugh and maybe one last song The last one for the road, the funeral’s upbeat We’ll see you soon, we’ll miss you and please keep us a warm seat
2.
Sam Hall 03:30
Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep Oh me name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small And me neck will pay for all when I die, when I die And me neck will pay for all when I die I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all I have twenty pounds in store and I'll rob for twenty more For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I For the rich must help the poor, so must I Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart Oh they took me to Cootehill and that's where I made my will For the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I For the best of friends must part, so must I Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope And ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down And ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep Oh me name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep Oh me name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small And me neck will pay for all when I die, when I die And me neck will pay for all when I die
3.
Maybe we’re the lucky ones, cuz we don’t do what we’re told Maybe we’re the lucky ones, cuz we don’t put our lives on hold Maybe we’re the crazy ones, to think that we will do this well Maybe we’re the crazy ones, to think that we can avoid hell Friday night, rehearsing with my crew Saturday night, in stage in front of you Monday morning first CD coming out Monday night celebrating with a stout Cuz we are never gonna give up, No matter how long is the road, no matter were we end up Cuz we are never gonna cop out I don’t care how hard it will be, my songs I’ll always stammer out Maybe we’re the lucky ones, cuz we don’t do what was planned Maybe we’re the stupid ones, for trusting in the Promised Land Maybe we’re the callow ones, for wanting to take the road not taken Maybe we’re the crazy ones, hearing songs that were never written All for one, and one for all We believe as hard as we aim high And if one day we should fall Again we will try
4.
Clearly I can say I've seen better days I've seen better weeks, better months, better years I think I will do what my mama says « Suit up, get a real job and go into second gear » Days like these there's nothing you wanna do But stay under the blanket with a hot chocolate Then your buddy texts he wants to take you to The new pub in town, which will make you forget So come on let's have a drink, let's get wasted who cares? Open your ears, pour me a beer, that might make jive So come on let's have a drink, let's get wasted who cares? Tonight we own the place, tonight we drink cuz we're alive Pub's overcrowded and first round's not on me A cute little blondie has come within my sight John's trying to cheer me up he's telling me « Come on smile, look all around, your friends are here tonight » Freakin zoo out there, there's guys playing cards One pees all the time, one drools when he talks Some are playing pool, others are playing darts There are weird tattooed guys playing trad and making dumb jokes One dude hits on every girl in the pub No one wants to kiss him but I have more luck The cute little blondie offers me a back rub As time goes by I can assure, tonight I'm gonna FUCK I'm feeling better, tonight nothing goes wrong Pints are piling up, tomorrow I'll skive I'll wake up with a headache, and a coated tongue I don't care I screw it all, I drink cuz I'm alive
5.
They look me in the eyes and they call me their friend While I try not to count all the money they spend On liver failure, bad avice and countless lost evenings I don't care what they think or say it's death I'm selling They tell me all about their boring job and sorry life "Kids are expensive and did I tell you about my wife" While they stay at home, worrying and wishing it would cease The hours of wondering why or when, the broken promises Am I a saint or a sinner? They look my in the eyes and they call me a hero Why the hell would they make me the star of the show? Cuz I don't recall glitter or a camera in the trench As much I recall the fear, the darkness and the stench They look me in the eyes and they call me a good man They thank me for doing the very best that I can I really wish it was as easy as they make it sound I truly pray they never know that feeling of being drowned
6.
It is not the first time I've seen you around here With your washed-out jean vest and your musical gear A sadness in your eyes, an over-rehearsed smile It's pretty clear that you've been that way for a while You speak loud and you laugh, you put on quite a show And them pints piling up, can you even say no ? You may fool everyone, but w play the same game I know damn well you're not half as much as you claim Who are you looking at with your judgmental gaze You're not better than me, we're lost in the same maze I see you for who you are with your red wine teeth I see you for the fraud that you are You talk to everyone who will listen to you But you're only taken seriously by a few You act like you don't care, you learned that a while back It helps you make up for the confidence you lack Oh the things that it takes to get you to confess You are there because you're afraid of loneliness Of failure that is looking you into eyes Of your present and future, of your own demise
7.
But a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling Michael they have taken you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We had dreams and songs to sing, Its so lonely round the Fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling 'Nothing matters Mary, when you're free' Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they brought me down Now its lonely round the Fields of Athenry By a lonely harbour wall She watched the last star falling As the prison ship sailed out against the sky Sure she'll wait and hope and pray For her love in Botany Bay It's so lonely round the Fields Of Athenry
8.
Honey there's a few things I'd like to confess Ever since you left me my life's been a mess I don’t understand, please just tell me what went wrong I really believed that you and I got along Darling I have a couple of things to say as well First of all I didn't just leave you for the smell The sight too, your disputable sense of style Your obvious unwillingness to take me down the aisle We weren't meant to be I met you, I loved you, you were all I hoped for I gave you all I had, everything I had in store I met you, I loved you, and your loss I'll deplore But things changed, now this can't go on anymore You're the one that left me and yet you kept Durschwal Your german dog can go to hell and so can all your pals They’ll see you on the way, aren’t you the one that runs the place ? You wonder why I left, even your jokes are a disgrace Do you realise you broke my heart into pieces ? Do you realise you never once did the dishes ? What about my mom, she’s so sad she even cried Funny, so did mine, with amazing tears of pride
9.
Glory Days 04:07
Woke up one morning in an unknown bedroom It felt strangely familiar, like I've been there before The clock on the night table read half past noon My back burnt, my head hurt, my whole body felt sore Whose voice is it I hear calling my name? Who are these people staring at me on the wall? I don't have a clue if I'm supposed to know them Everything's blurry I don't remember at all I am now facing an old wrinkled man, his life has come and passed and his skin's there to show That even though his glory days might be far behind, there's no regrets to have and no will to let go On my chest is an oak tree with a heart carved on it Where two lovers' names are still there decades later On a branch is written august the 5th For the day you took me for worst or better On an another I can read a boy's name and a date A reminder of the best gift you ever gave me On my hand a wind rose so that I won't forget I need to keep moving if I want to stay free This one stands for my belief in animal rights And this is for the ones who aren't here anymore This one was never anything but a pretty sight All constant marks of what I have always lived for Now all that is left is the ink on my skin And that bottle of whisky I probably drank I'm not sure who I am, I'm not sure where I've been Try as I might I am drawing a blank
10.
Love Me 03:17
Say does my hair look rad, should I work it some more ? Anything I can add, is some more gel called for ? And what hat should I wear , a beret or a cap ? I want people to stare, I want people to clap There's a stain on my shirt, I need to throw it quick I will not look like dirt, not in front of my clique They respect me you see, I will not let them down What will they think of me if I look like a clown Love me, respect me, don't let all my efforts go to waste Love me, even adore me, it might rub off on you if you show people that you have good taste I play in a punk rock band cause I'm told that it's cool Don't own a guitar stand but my Gibson'll make you drool We are pretty well known in our nice little town And if I hear you groan you'll get more than a frown I'll act like a nice guy if you come to my show But I won't tell you « hi » if I see you around though I'll smile at you a bit if I'm having a good day I just don't give a shit, so be good and walk away But please love me, respect me, give me what I deserve and then some Love me, even adore me, I'll try to bang your girlfriend and if she's hot introduce me to your mom
11.
There's an old house by the riverside And through the window on some cold winter nights You can make out an old wrinkled man And if you do, boy, stay away from the lights Hide in the bushes, run as fast as you can As if the reaper it was coming for you Keep on running when your last breath comes Get out of there boy, oh you haven't a clue Cuz if he takes you with him, no one will find you again You can forget you ever saw the light of day You'll be a memory, a name on a bottle of milk I don't know that it's true but... that's what the townspeople say I heard his wife died, I heard he killed her himself He knocked her out good and he buried her alive In the garden, under the lavender plant I heard'em say that's why the flowers they thrive When the wind blows and when the moon is full If you're unlucky you can hear the cries Of the ones that didn't run fast enough So boy don't get caught by the devil in disguise There's an old town by the riverside And through the windows on some cold winter nights You can make out the townspeople but Boy if you do please stay away from their sight

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