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Tommy

from Tall Tales by Josh Brooks

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Tommy's got a problem that he can't explain. Got an axis of evil and a first world power picking fights in his brain. You walk down the street, you see the clear blue sky. Tommy's got mortar rounds lighting up his head like the fourth of July. You try talking to him and he might make nice. Then again, he might knock the teeth from your head and he won't think twice.

CHORUS: But Tommy's alright, he's just having fun. The voices are quiet, he isn't hurting anyone. It's a flip of the switch, a slight of hand... and the whole foundation just slips like sand.

You might say that he's famous; everybody knows Tommy's name. He's a picture on the wall, 'Small Town Hero Wins Homecoming Game.' Then they called his number; he took the field for Uncle Sam. Slapped a varsity letter on a tan flack jacket in his generation's Vietnam. Well they blew him to pieces, just too small to be seen. Now his mama can't tell if it's the war or the whiskey that makes her little Tommy so mean. CHORUS

Tommy's got a problem that he can't explain. He's a ghost conductor, a one way ticket on a runaway train. You walk down the street, you see the clear blue sky. Tommy's got mortar rounds lighting up his head like the fourth of July. It's like fire and shadow. It's like silk and stone, always trying to hide behind enemy lines before your cover gets blown. Now he's running for the exit, but he's running in place. Now he's waving a gun; if Tommy can't run, then by God he's gonna make some space... CHORUS

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from Tall Tales, released December 18, 2014

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Josh Brooks Vermont

Vermont singer, songwriter & guitarist Josh Brooks has been called “a storyteller and message-bearer whose word-smithery and hints of darkness keep you listening to the end” (Seven Days), and ’Vermont’s Johnny Cash’ (Northeast Performer). Fans of Steve Earle, Guy Clark and John Prine will all find something to like in Josh Brooks. Visit www.joshbrooksmusic.com for more info. ... more

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