Low Life

from The Beginner's Guide To Birds ( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 1 8 ) by Painkiller The Pigeon

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Recorded in the basement practice space at Holly & Kyle's house, Saint Paul MN on August 8, 2009
All vocals and final mix completed in Hollywood CA on September 3, 2018

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I've been up and I've gone down
Went from sold to selling out
Oh, but I got through the year somehow
(So don't count me out)

Another drink in another town
Went from cloned to being clowned
It's not that I haven't been trying, lord
But I can't shake this low life

I've been down but I'm trying to get down
I'm sick of living in a rich kid's town
Lower than low and I'm taking the train,
Killing the pain
To start it all over again
Every low life day seems the same to me

I've been poor and I've been broke
Went from choking to being choked
This low life will try to slit your throat
(You gotta laugh at the jokes)

I've been clocked and on the clock
They'll kick you out and they'll change the locks
It's not that I hate the attention, lord
But I'm over this low life

I've tried to change my mind
But it's not easy when your pockets are dry
Drinking and driving to the cornerstore
To pick up some more
Another bottle of Oh, Poor Me
Every low life day seems the same to me

I've never asked for a helping hand
And so I'm drowning here on dry land
Lower than low
And it's a lonely night, just a landlord to fight with
But I'll get out of this jail
If I can save up enough to post bail
I might even live to tell the tale
Oh, lord don't let me live
Oh, lord don't let me life a low, low life

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from The Beginner's Guide To Birds ( 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 1 8 ), released December 4, 2020

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