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You stepped upon the planet surface
like something from Mad Max
Parents feared you, the big boys jeered you
You never could relax

Standing still was for suckers, sister,
old men and heartless hags
Barely serene on the barstool, queen,
you had hangups and I had bags

Pride goes before a weight drop
Truck drivers drive until the last stop
Punk rockers pogo ‘til the last blast

Faith and hope and love are virtues
The greatest of these is love
Have you gone to a place that will suit you
in the heavens highest above

or have you gone to the place for little girls
never satisfied
to come back blazing with a vengeance?
You could have stayed, you could have tried

Your angry heart kept us apart
Your sweet, sweet soul had precious little control
You chose some friends unwisely, your smile hypnotized me
You strode with so much soul

Pride goes before a weight drop
Truck drivers drive until the last stop
Punk rockers pogo ‘til the last blast

Faith and hope and love are virtues
The greatest of these is love
Have you gone to a place that will suit you
in the heavens highest above?

You strode right off the planet surface
with little or no fanfare
Only tears from the boys, no more jeers,
no more dancing in your underwear

I haven’t got words for your mother
I haven’t snapshots saved,
but, for the laugher you gave and because you were brave
I place this flower on your grave

Pride goes before a weight drop
Truck drivers drive until the last stop
Punk rockers pogo ‘til the last blast

Glamor girls pose in hand-me-down hose
Diving bombers take it on the nose
and, by nightfall, they’re free at last

Faith and hope and love are virtues
The greatest of these is love
Have you gone to a place that will suit you
in the heavens highest above?

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from Eric Blowtorch Plays Himself​!​!, track released January 1, 2013

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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