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lyrics

Down at the timber slab factory where Jeb lost his hand
Oh the government took his kids
And the bank took his house and his land

Now it ain’t nothing for him but his day’s full of night
And the empty green ones pile up
Out by the back door


Pretty in the dying light
Busted like a bare-knuckle fight
Useless like roses on graves
And out in the dying light
Ugly as a street fight
And it’s a only a-getting worse


Well I rode down into Shitsvillle
On this old motorbike
Feeling everything just slide right out from beneath me
And there’s days that I don’t feel a Goddamn thing


Pretty in the dying light
Busted like a bare-knuckle fight
Useless like roses on graves
Out in the dying light
Ugly as a street fight
And it’s only a-getting worse

Pretty in the dying light
Busted like a bare-knuckle fight
Useless like roses on graves
Out in the dying light
Ugly as a street fight
And it’s only getting worse



Been five long years since I’ve been back, to set things straight,
Guess I know sometimes there are some things better left unsaid.

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from Second Hand Heart (2010), released January 3, 2010

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Phil Smith Brisbane, Australia

I'm a singer-songwriter based in Tasmania, Australia. Inspired by the likes of Springsteen, Dylan, Neil Young and Van Morrison to name a few, I write songs based on my version of events. I'm learning about my craft all the time, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I've just completed my 5th album, Into The Night, and will be going back into the studio in October to start on album #6. x ... more

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