Pride Going Down

from Ryan McGillicuddy And The Adventurers For Draining The Dismal Swamp by Ryan McGillicuddy

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Well I didn’t make a sound and my pride going down
Tasted like rot gut jug wine
Brewed a sarcastic bile confectioned briar on the inside

Well I just can’t hold it in and you know it’s gonna sting
When the words crawl off my chin
Now it’ll take two days for me to make everything alright
Ain’t that a pity ‘cause you sure look pretty tonight

Damn it’s gonna burn when I eat my cold words
Gotta learn to cook them longer next time
Should’ve know better but I think I’m so clever when my lips are open wide

I roll a cigarette, think, and pour another drink
It don’t make it better but that’s just fine
I'll have to write more than songs just to make everything alright
Ain’t that a pity ‘cause you sure look pretty tonight

I take the dog for a walk ‘cause she’s just gonna bark
And you don’t want to talk to me
She’s man's best friend ‘cause she can’t hold a grudge as long as a woman can

I'll sweep the floor, wash the sheets so you think I pull my weight
But you know I’m just pandering
It’ll take more than chores just to make everything alright
Ain’t that a pity 'cause you sure look pretty tonight

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from Ryan McGillicuddy And The Adventurers For Draining The Dismal Swamp, released September 13, 2012
Ryan McGillicuddy: Guitar, Vocals
Chad Wilbur: Banjo
Jesse Dalton: Bass, Vocals
Paul Adams: Drums
Trevor Smith: Guitar

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