Carolina Drama - Acoustic Mix

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I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
 But I'm going to tell it again
 So many other people try to tell the tale
 Not one of them knows the end
 ♪
 It was a junk-house in South Carolina
 Held a boy the age of ten
 Along with his older brother Billy
 And a mother and her boyfriend
 Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
 That were given to him when he was young
 And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
 And thank god he didn't own a gun
 Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
 Took a minute to open his eyes
 He took a peep into the back of the house
 And found himself a big surprise
 He didn't see his brother but there was his mother
 With her red-headed head in her hands
 While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest
 Trying to choke the man
 ♪
 Ah Ah Ahhh...
 ♪
 Billy looked up from the window to the truck
 Threw up, and had to struggle to stand
 He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
 Turn the priest into a shell of a man
 The priest was putting up the fight of his life
 But he was old and he was bound to lose
 The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
 And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
 ♪
 Well, now Billy knew but never actually met
 The preacher lying there in the room
 He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
 Then he knew what he was gonna do
 Billy got up enough courage, took it up
 And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
 It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
 That got delivered every morning at nine
 ♪
 Ah Ah Ahhh...
 ♪
 Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
 He turned around and put the lock on the door
 He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
 His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
 He took a step toward the man on the ground
 From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
 He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
 And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
 "Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
 But Billy knew just who was starting the drama
 So Billy took dead aim at his face
 And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
 The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
 Boyfriend fell down dead for good
 Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air
 And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
 His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
 Pulled out an envelope filled with money
 "Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears
 "He's been paying all the bills for years"
 "Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
 and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
 Just then, his little brother came in
 Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing,
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la, la la la...
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la, la la la...
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 La la la la, la la la la, yeah
 Well now you heard another side to the story
 But you wanna know how it ends?
 If you must know, the truth about the tale
 Go and ask the milkman
 

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Duration
05:52
Key
4
Tempo
83 BPM

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