Things Have Gotten Worse

by Wranglin' Rick Gordon

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Things Have Gotten Worse 04:03
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I'm so tired of being old but I don't want to be young I've seen all the trains pass me by All the songs have long been sung I'm glad things are good in your universe As for me, things have gotten worse My house of cards has fallen down I never asked to be anyone's son I missed out on the things I should have learned I missed out on the things I should have done I'm glad things are good in your universe As for me, things have gotten worse They say time heals all wounds But mine have only multiplied I've lost everyone I've ever loved I've failed at all the things I've ever tried I'm glad things are good in your universe As for me, things have gotten worse
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Why Can't I Die? 03:25
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I ain't writing a love song I ain't doing any crying Girl, you've been one hell of a seller but I ain't doing any buying My cards are on the table And the game's been played I'd rather drink cyanide than more of your koolaid Why can't I die? You're out of the running And so am I You were my meal ticket, honey, but the truth I can't deny I've been unwanted I've been despised You're the only one that's seen me, baby, but that's been compromised Why can't I die? Haven't eaten in two weeks I've been sleeping in the rain I've taken a new lover, darling, it's the oncoming train My bed is the train track My pillow's the rail I'll be kissing the cow catcher coming, you can drop the veil Why can't I die?
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Creeps and Villains 03:42
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Hopped a train in a yard outside of Billings Wasn't alone - car was full with creeps and villains How many times must I be pushed before I break? Leave me be I don't give I just take. I want to die, but I ain't going alone Tell your momma you ain't never coming home So many people want a piece of Wranglin' Rick Like the others, your blood is oil and you make me sick How many times must I be pushed before I break? Leave me be I don't give I just take. I want to die, but I ain't going alone Tell your momma you ain't never coming home Got off in Boise with new blood in my eye Tell the bulls - they'll sing you a lullaby How many times must I be pushed before I break? Leave me be I don't give I just take. I want to die, but I ain't going alone Tell your momma you ain't never coming home
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Who Needs You Anyway? 03:17
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Thirteen years Off and on Down the drain With barely a yawn My eyes are open And my arms are closed If you turn your head You'll see me composed I don't mind that you're leaving for good today I'm fine I ain't crying Who needs you anyway? I couldn't change Didn't even try Can you imagine me With a suit and tie? You bought the goods But were unsatisfied Find someone else Hold him with pride I don't mind that you're leaving for good today I'm fine I ain't crying Who needs you anyway? The night is cold And my clothes threadbare Everything's fragile Or in disrepair It's quiet now That you are gone I'll wait for the sun There's always a dawn I don't mind that you're leaving for good today I'm fine I ain't crying Who needs you anyway?
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I Don't Want It 03:12
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I don't want to live your suburban life Your job, your house, your baby's cries Settle down in your rotten disguise I've lived long enough to know (why can't you see) I'll never be happy I don't want to live your city life The crowd, the noise, the classist lies Where one can succeed if one really tries I've lived long enough to know (why can't you see) I'll never be happy I don't want to live any kind of life Just paying in tears and then you die Make a feast for cadaver flies I've lived long enough to know (why can't you see) I'll never be happy
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Dirty 02:34
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Dirt on your little dress Filthy in your Sunday best As for me your forgotten son, I've been dirty since day one Smile on the killers face Monsters wearing snowy lace Turns out their gift is a gun, but I've been dirty since day one Rotten from the inside out Makeup on your dripping snout So afraid of being shunned, but I've been dirty since day one Secret's out, the news has spread Blood all over but you ain't bled Your fancy life has come undone, but I've been dirty since day one
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Maybe It's Me 02:10
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Morning feelings: grief and pain Every day's the same Got no money, ain't got no ride Feeling dead inside But maybe it's me Gutters full of society's trash Forgotten in a flash Worship the rich hate the poor We all know the score But maybe it's me You can close your eyes if you want You can plug your ears and cry But maybe it's me Who sees the violence unfold? The universe is cold Commit crimes, fulfill the grudge There never was a judge But maybe it's me
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Ugly 02:07
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People wear a mask; it helps them feel safe I wear a mask because I'm so goddamn ugly People stay at a distance to keep them well They stay away from me because I'm so goddamn ugly People get the shot; they want to stay well I want to get shot because I'm so goddamn ugly
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He Was Wrong 03:01
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Man says to me he says your future I can see and happy you shall be before long I sit alone starved to the bone and the tears they have flowed all along He was wrong My teacher said stay learned and read they'll respect a man whose head is strong but then I knew about the evil shining through and they turned the screw all day long He was wrong Man says to me repent and believe and you too shall receive the angels' song that man is dead he died screaming in his bed about the lies he was fed when strung along He was wrong My father said great things are ahead you're special well-bred and strong but I've seen the sign of his tainted bloodline and his sickness was mine all along He was wrong
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Big Dead Deer 01:53
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Big dead deer rotting on the ground Flies are buzzing, birds all around What can I do? Just go to sleep I feel like crying, but I'm in too deep Big dead deer, guts spilling out Eyes are frozen, a silent shout What can I do? Just go to sleep I feel like crying, but I'm in too deep Big dead deer, a lucky break Can't see the tears, can't feel the ache What can I do? Just go to sleep I feel like crying, but I'm in too deep
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I Want to Forget 03:12
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What's the point of this? Is this supposed to help? I see the abyss I hear the knell I can strum my guitar I can rhyme some words My mind's a reservoir Full of all my hurt I can try to deflect I can try to atone Too many defects Oh, the chances I've blown The challenges have not been met and this life, I want to forget. All those who left I've abandoned much more But I don't feel regret Feelings are a bore I lie, I have lied I lie to myself I'm my own guide My created hell Drown these sorrows Drown the pain Pray for no tomorrow Forget yesterday The challenges have not been met and this life, I want to forget. The mirror's cracked Closed are the doors Ain't made an impact Like the billions before Can this kill a fascist? Can it prevent a birth? When I die burn me to ashes So I'm gone from this earth Memories are scars But they don't fade Abandoned boxcar Rusty blade The challenges have not been met and this life, I want to forget.
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Ain't Gonna Change 02:53
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the corpse in the mirror grows closer with every creeping day my mistakes etch my face; my skin like crumbling clay it's getting close to midnight but I'd have it no other way can you hear the horses? can you see the storm? they're coming I ain't gonna change my life for you or no one else vultures sitting on the steeple; predators are awake don't seem to be meaning except yours that you make you can follow the preacher but he gave the apple to the snake can you hear the horses? can you see the storm? they're coming I ain't gonna change my life for you or no one else petals fallen off the flower; stems crumpled to the ground maggots crawling in the bread; priests don't make a sound evil reigns over all but there ain't no satan to be crowned can you hear the horses? can you see the storm? it's coming I ain't gonna change my life for you or no one else
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Made by Man 03:35
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The charity, the love, the candle in the night The tattooed lampshade stretched tight The bible, the chapel, the cross giving hope The swollen tongue at the end of the rope Look at what we have Good and bad Everything under the sun Made by man The father, the mother, cradling the child The pain, the grief, all is defiled The laws, the order, the rights of all Isaac waits for his father to call Look at what we have Good and bad Everything under the sun Made by man Forgiveness and mercy, the grace of our lives On his ship the slaver arrives Dreams of heaven, the eternal afterlife The jackboots, the drawing of the knife Look at what we have Good and bad Everything under the sun Made by man
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See You There 02:06
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you say I wasted my life but I don't care you work you slave you bleed what do you care? you diet you exercise and dye your hair you can run and you can hide he'll find you there we're going to the same place - I'll see you there you kneel and clasp your hands and say your prayer look up look at the sky ain't nothing there we're going to the same place - I'll see you there the man says it's such a joy from his gilded chair hey how's the joy now? your bones are bare we're going to the same place - I'll see you there
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Terminus 03:01
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The train is slowing down The brakes are squealing away An unfriendly town It's the end of days The bulls are swinging their clubs Their aim is merciless I'm gonna pay for my crimes I'm at the terminus The whistles scream their tune The bulls check the freight They cracked my cocoon They locked the gate The bulls are swinging their clubs Their aim is merciless I'm gonna pay for my crimes I'm at the terminus The bulls have their prize The four all surround I close my eyes I won't make a sound The bulls are swinging their clubs Their aim is merciless I'm gonna pay for my crimes I'm at the terminus

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released June 8, 2022

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