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I Got You

from Boot Hill by The Wilsons

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I needed me some money so I got up with the sun
I packed my pick and shovel and a packed myself a gun
Into the hills to break some rocks the rush has just begun
You and me together like young lovers on the run

Well the days are short, the nights are dark, the snow knows what to do
The river gives us nothing and our bones are frozen through
We staked our claim and work all day but dirt is all we view
You say you want to leave me but I’m gonna stick with you

I ain’t got no money, ain’t got no food - but I got you...

There’s bodies by the water’s edge lay frozen in the slime
For days on end I watch them and I’m hungry all the time
Catch the rats that eat off them, and boil ‘em up in stew
They’re skin and bone and string and shit, but baby I got you

The devil spoke and said “a hungry man, he needs to eat,
And a blade of steel can reach into the part where her heart beats.
And a butcher’s eye can tell it is a lean and tasty treat”
He took my hand and lead me to the table and said “Eat”

I ain’t got no money, ain’t got no food - but I got you...

I call on all my neighbours by the river
I offer them a chance to help us through
Everyday I feel a little better
I ain’t got no money, ain’t got no food - but I got you...

They’re hunting us with dogs, and with knives and rifles, too
The cold: it hurts and all that I survive upon is you
You’re staying with me, girl, - yeah, now forever
Gnawing all the flesh off of your bones will see me through

I ain’t got no money, ain’t got no food - but I got you...

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from Boot Hill, released January 28, 2014

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The Wilsons Bury St Edmunds, UK

With musical influences drawn from alt country through to 80s goth and Springsteen, The Wilsons write songs about death, sex, cannibalism, revenge and cowboys.

As a 4 piece band (sometimes a five-piece, sometimes 6...) they have released 3 full length albums and a 6 track EP, and are currently preparing to gig with their latest album “Horse” as soon as the scene returns to normal. ... more

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