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The Reaper's Weepin' On His Way (Jun. '16)

from Everything Is Happening All The Time by S.J. Roberts & Company

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I drove home on the last straight line tonight
Turned left on a one-way street
But I never did see the light
I could have been a lover,
I could have been a saint
I could have been all the pretty things that the world just ain't
Where there's love there's life and life there's pain
But the reaper's weeping on his way, oh lord
The reaper's weeping on his way

My lord, it's a long way to your door
I did not think it would end like this
But I never expected more
I could have been a lion, I could have been the roar
I could have worked a long hard life in a convenience store
Or be a felon for four, if the shit hit the door
But the reaper's sweeping up these floors
The reaper's sweeping up these floors

If you say that your life ain't fair,
You ain't gonna stand a chance
If you say that it's all goddamned
You'll just be doin' the monkey dance
You know that the chickens lay
And the poor nuns pray
When they see their dark storm come brewin' its way
When you slam your foot against the brake
Just know the reaper's weeping all the same my lord,
The reaper's weeping on his way

How did I get here, anyway?
Standing before you, and all of your smug, empty faces?
I could have been a riot, I could have been a rag
I could have been all the shitty things that my girl can't stand
But it all boils down to the same old pan
When your reaper kindly takes your hand oh lord,
And to quote the age old desperate phrase
The reaper's weeping on his way

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from Everything Is Happening All The Time, released June 1, 2020
Chiara Brokaw - vocals

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