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Jailhouse keys

from the bulls are running by Deserts of Maine

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lyrics

This boy ain't going back to those four walls
Jailhouse keys janglin' down the hall
this big ol' place sure makes a man feel small
and I won't be held by the strong arm of your law
It was suicide by cop, when that boy was shot
it was two in the knees, one in the head and he dropped
the neighbors were in shock, to this day they still don't talk
about the night they heard him scream
This boy ain't going back to those four walls
Jailhouse keys janglin' down the hall
this big ol' place sure makes a man feel small
and I won't be held by the strong arm of your law
With a number 'round his wrist, condemned to a world of fists
all he could dream of, was his baby's kiss
now in solitary confine, that's where he lost his mind
and some people say, he'll never get it back
This boy ain't going back to those four walls
Jailhouse keys janglin' down the hall
this big ol' place sure makes a man feel small
and I won't be held by the strong arm of your law
...and this sleepy little town, awoke to an awful sound
gun shots spread like a wild fire, and burned those barn doors down
the neighbors walked away, with nothing left to say
the night they gunned down the little boy, of the old man Eli James

credits

from the bulls are running, released July 7, 2013
Dave Beck/ Bass
Evan Peterson/ Drums
Kyle Connolly/ Guitars, Vocals
Jamie Garonzik/ Guitar

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