Pure Hell on the Straightaway

from North Country Punk by Andy Smash & the Rust Belt Hotrods

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Stoplight turned green and I did not wait to put the hammer down
Time I looked behind me, that Monte SS was nowhere around
Exhaust is rumbling
440 running
She's pretty quick but the body's nothing stunning
Stoplight turned green and I did not wait to put that hammer down

I'm not so young
I'm not so bold
I'm not so strong but you know I never hurt anyone
Sometimes I fear this will follow me until the day I drop.

I spent that night sitting silent in some dismal, cheap hotel
No one beside me, but you know that this was probably just as well
I don't ask why
I don't ask what
But it sure seems my hand kills everything it touches
I spent that night sitting silent in some dismal, cheap hotel

I'm not so young
I'm not so bold
I'm not so strong but you know I never meant to hurt anyone
Sometimes I fear this will follow me until the day I drop.

I knew this girl and she almost gave me everything I need
I'm sure she could heal me if only she could find out where I bleed
Try not to try to
Try not to mind it
That bullet dug so deep I doubt that I could find it
I knew this girl, and she almost gave me everything I need

I'm not so young
I'm not so bold
I'm not so strong but you know I tried hard not to hurt anyone
Sometimes I fear this will follow me until the day I drop.

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from North Country Punk, released January 31, 2011

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