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THREE LYRICS
by Britt Daniel

SMALL STAKES

SMALL STAKES
GIVE YOU BLUES
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL TAKEN
DON'T THINK YOU'VE BEEN USED

CAUSE IT'S ALRIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY
IT FEELS ALRIGHT KEEPS YOUR MIND ON THE PAGE

OH YEAH SMALL STAKES ENSURE YOU THE MINIMUM BLUES
BUT YOU DON'T FEEL TAKEN AND YOU DON'T FEEL ABUSED
SMALL STAKES TELL YOU THAT THERE'S NOTHING CAN DO
CAN'T THINK BIG, CAN'T THINK PAST ONE OR TWO AND ALRIGHT!
YEAH ALRIGHT!

ME AND MY FRIENDS
SELL OURSELVES
SHORT BUT FEEL
VERY WELL

WE FEEL FINE
AW WE FEEL FINE

AND SMALL TIME DANGER IN YOUR MIDSIZE CAR
I DON'T DIG THE STRIPES BUT I'LL GO FOR HAR MAR
THE BIG INNOVATION ON THE MINIMUM WAGE
IS LINES UP YOUR NOSE BUT YOUR LIFE ON THE PAGE SO C'MON
TELL ME I'M WRONG

SMALL STAKES
WILL KILL TIME
WHEN YOU'RE STUCK
IN BACK OF THE LINE

IT FEELS ALRIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY
AW IT FEELS ALRIGHT KEEPS YOUR MIND ON THE PAGE

AND SMALL STAKES BRING YOU WHERE YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A RUT
YOU FEEL SO UPTIGHT YOU JUST WANT TO THROW IT ALL UP
AND SMALL STAKES LEAVE YOU WITH THE MINIMUM BLUES
CAN'T THINK BIG, CAN'T THINK PAST ONE OR TWO SO C'MON
AW C'MON!

THE WAY WE GET BY

WE GET HIGH IN BACK SEATS OF CARS
WE BREAK INTO MOBILE HOMES
WE GO TO SLEEP TO SHAKE APPEAL
NEVER WAKE UP ON OUR OWN

AND THAT'S THE WAY WE GET BY

WE GO OUT IN STORMY WEATHER
WE RARELY PRACTICE DISCERN
WE MAKE LOVE TO SOME WEIRD SIN
WE SEEK OUT THE TACITURN

THAT'S THE WAY WE GET BY

WE FOUND A NEW KIND OF DANCE IN A MAGAZINE
TRIED IT OUT IT'S LIKE NOTHING YOU EVER SEEN
YOU SWEET TALK LIKE A COP AND YOU KNOW IT
YOU BOUGHT A NEW BAG OF POT, SAID LET'S MAKE A NEW START

AND THAT'S THE WAY TO MY HEART
THAT'S THE WAY WE GET BY

WE GET HIGH IN BACK SEATS OF CARS
WE PUT FAITH IN OUR CONCERNS
FALL IN LOVE TO DOWN ON THE STREET
WE BELIEVE IN THE SUM OF OURSELVES

I SAID THAT'S THE WAY WE GET BY



JONATHON FISK

<YAWN>
I LIKE IT!
<YAWN> WHERE'S MY ASHLEY TOWEL
<YAWN>

MAYBE YOU REMEMBER
MAYBE YOU'RE LOCKED AWAY
MAYBE WE'LL MEET AGAIN SOME BETTER DAY
SOME BETTER LIFE

MMMM JONATHON FISK SPEAKS WITH HIS FISTS
CAN'T LET ME WALK HOME ON MY OWN
AND JUST LIKE A KNIFE DOWN ON MY LIFE
SO MANY WAYS TO SET ME RIGHT

IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY HOME
IT'S HOW THE STORY GOES
AND IT'S LIKE ATOM BOMBS AND BLUNT RAZORS
ATOM BOMBS AND BLUNT RAZORS

JONATHON THEN SAYS IT'S A SIN
BUT HE DON'T THINK TWICE CAUSE TO HIM
RELIGION DON'T MEAN A THING
IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO BE RIGHT WING
JUST LIKE A KNIFE
DOWN ON MY LIFE
SO MANY WAYS TO SET IT RIGHT
THAT'S HOW IT GOES
THAT'S HOW THE STORY GOES

IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY HOME
YOU'RE TOO OLD TO UNDERSTAND
CAUSE I JUST WANT TO GET HOME NOW
I JUST WANT TO GET HOME NOW

JONATHON'S RIGHT DOWN ON MY LIFE
SO MANY WAYS TO SET ME RIGHT
ON THE LONG WALK HOME
THAT'S HOW THE STORY GOES
AND JONATHON FISK ALWAYS A RISK
TELLS ME HE COUNTS MY TEETH EVERY NIGHT
I WANT TO GET THEM ALL BACK NOW
I WANT TO GET THEM ALL BACK

AND I WANT TO TURN HIM AROUND
TO TURN HIM AROUND
TURN HIM AROUND