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Five Dollar Shower

from The Longest Street In America by JOHN COMMON

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FIVE DOLLAR SHOWER
written by john common

tulsa tonight was a helluva sight
but I'm sure as hell glad we're leavin'
the crowd was just fine and the bar towed the line
they kept the booze flowin' all evenin'
but we played 'til two, gotta drive 'til noon
and that'll leave a man smellin' kinda sour
gotta find a little truck stop, buy a cold sixpack
and take a long five dollar shower

now we eat when we can and sleep in the van
unless somebody got himself a honey
we got some new songs and it won't be long
till a label gonna give us lots of money
we'll have hundred dollar suits and big shiny boots
and we'll always smell pretty like a flower
but until that day we're gonna save, save
and take a long five dollar shower

five dollar shower, it comes with a towel
they make you pay up front 'cause you smell so foul
travel size soap and plenty of room makes you feel like a million buckers…
when you shower with a stop full of truckers

now there may come a day when we stop and say
this band aint never gonna far
cause I've been told that when a man gets old
he gets tired of beatin' on his… guitar
but I'll tell you this, if we every quit
don't you dare call us cowards
cause the road makes you tough and when you smell rough
you take a long five dollar shower

five dollar shower, it comes with a towel
they make you pay up front 'cause you smell so foul
travel size soap and plenty of room makes you feel like a million buckers…
when you shower with a stop full of truckers

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from The Longest Street In America, released July 1, 2002

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Confession: I like broken shit. I’m just drawn to it. Always have been. I like it even more if it used to be shiny, beautiful, innocent or full of promise. See, the way down is so interesting to me. The way it actually happens, why it happens, the little details that break off as it’s happening. ... more

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