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Soapbox Heroes

by Enter The Haggis

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Oynque While the hit here is One Last Drink, there's other good songs to be had, like The Barfly, No More Stones and Marti's Last Stand. Favorite track: One Last Drink.
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CHORUS: I've had a life that's full Everyone's been good to me So fire up that fiddle, boy And give me one last drink When the sun comes up I will leave without a fight The world is mine tonight Old John on his deathbed cried: "I think I will wait 'til tomorrow to die The sun is shining, birds do sing This, sir, is no day to go" Up and out the door CHORUS: I've had a life that's full Everyone's been good to me So fire up that fiddle, boy And give me one last drink When the sun comes up I will leave without a fight The world is mine tonight Took young Molly by the hand Spun her 'round and back again Clicked his heels, bowed his head Never a tear in his eye Carried on 'til five CHORUS: Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/ejG I've had a life that's full Everyone's been good to me So fire up that fiddle, boy And give me one last drink When the sun comes up I will leave without a fight The world is mine tonight So raise a glass to the dear departed ones Room was full of all his friends Never a funeral, this was the end They drank to all who lent their hand Everyone drank to John CHORUS: I've had a life that's full Everyone's been good to me So fire up that fiddle, boy And give me one last drink When the sun comes up I will leave without a fight The world is mine tonight CHORUS: I've had a life that's full Everyone's been good to me So fire up that fiddle, boy And give me one last drink When the sun comes up I will leave without a trace But the world was mine today
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Jerry's keeping up with the neighbours Good for the man on the go Rabbit's got a new monthly flavour Helps to keep the dogs on the down-low Anna's feeling less self-destructive Feeling less in general too Her kids have been a lot more productive Anna's got a lot less to do CHORUS: Cause they can make you Break you and better you Don't ask don't tell you anything If it's the same damn song Why are you listening Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/Rga Jerry's got a familiar feeling Heart is pumping and mind is full Counting all the cracks in the ceiling Fear is frozen in amber bottles One a day to kill your resentment Two a day if you're ill at ease While Anna pays to pursue contentment Her doctor's making new NME's It's a kind of answer kind and fair Nice and normal soft and flawless If the doctor doesn't care Who can say the question's even there?
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Under the curtains the exit sign glows Go now and no one will know If you try later it may be too late Don't read the lines and get Lost in the light on the stage CHORUS: Two lovers standing hand in hand Powerless to choose I's are dotted, stars are crossed Alone against the muse It may look enticing But don't walk that line That's what they want you to try If you go chasing her spark in the night Don't call my name when they're Laughing and you're in the fire Isn't there anything that we can do For a friend? (aren't you listening?) Choking on pride, unable to think With his head (can't you hear us?) We see the big picture, we know the way It will end (oh well I guess) That sometimes we have to let go There's but one way for water to flow So just sit back and enjoy the show The ashes have settled Pawns have been played What was your part in the game? The house is now silent What was your lot? Did you rise up with the curtain or Fall for the plot?
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Cynical 04:12
I'm an actor, a web-voyeur I'm a fall-down, follow-through Trying hard to find somebody And be somebody Like we're all supposed to do Any day now the lights will change And we'll all be forced to go Running with our hands down Hiding our eyes from people We don't know (Chorus) Maybe I'm just cynical I could care less than I do It's a feeling I've grown tired of Haven't you When I finally leave it all behind Maybe you'll be leavin too But it's obvious you're cynical You don't believe in miracles It's amazing colour dreams of things I can see in monochrome I can buy a prime-time body With part-time money From the comfort of my home We're so lazy We're soap-box heroes And we've got so much to say But if I never cast my ballot I wash my hands and walk away (Chorus) Maybe it's a dream it's a nightmare Figure we've fallen asleep We've fallen asleep And if I close my eyes I'm alone in the room Can it go any deeper, go any deeper? (Chorus) If you can't believe your eyes What can I do?
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The Barfly 05:24
I met an old man one night in a bar He was sitting alone The way men his age always are His movements were slow Didn't speak very well But every old man has a story to tell He lived by the book Went to church every day But his wife left him young With two daughters and bills to pay He worked himself hard And the years flickered past His girls kept him young But they grew up so fast Prodigal faith always felt second best When she turned seventeen She took her coat and her camera And headed west It broke her dad's heart But as he likes to say With enough time apart Even faith fades away Jenny met Ray in his last days ashore They married in May And that August he joined the war He said Jenny don't cry I'll be home in the fall So she held her head high And said nothing at all Then he got in a plane Took it up in the air It never came down For all she knows it's stlil Flying around up there Then Jenny went wrong And the last that I heard It's been seven years long Since she uttered a word Seven years gone Since she uttered a word Now her father just sits All alone at the bar He orders his drinks And smokes cigarettes He knows he can't afford He's got no regrets Says he's doing quite well But every old man Has a story to tell
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Thought we had a grudge against Our friends who live beyond the fence Victims of a circumstance or Writers of our fate? Proud enough to cast a stone But not enough to lose our homes Now it's done we have been shown The things that were at stake Should have stopped to think about it Would have brought to mind our doubts I wish the silent ones had shouted At us to our face Would we even listen then Or could we only see the damage When the dust had settled And we finally saw the waste? CHORUS: Hey ho the wind has blown Won the war Now there's nothing to show Seeds sown time to grow No more stones to throw Now it's time to reap the corn But no one's left to grow it for I'm knockin' on my neighbor's door Alas, to no reply Now I want to live in peace But no one's here to live with me I should have learned of harmony Before I took a side Situation took a hold of Common sense and wouldn't go Although I guess we should have known The error of our ways All alone at dinnertime No one's left to drink my wine As I propose a toast to Every family that paid
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Perfect Song 06:39
Many years I've lived alone A life of solitude Since my love did leave this life My joys have been but few In my sleep she sang to me Like summer's windy breath No sooner had she warmed my heart Than had she left my bed Had she left my bed CHORUS: Won't you sing to me the perfect song That I might smile again Won't you sing to me the perfect song That I might smile... smile again The melody enchanted me With words I can't describe It moved around the room until It vanished in the night The lyrics spoke of beauty Only gods and angels know She touched me on the cheek With gentle hands like flakes of snow Some day soon we'll meet again If it's in a dream I'll never wake So it won't end We'll live in my head The echo of your song won't go Quietly it holds me here By my window I wait How long will it take?
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Marti was a fightin' man Whose story should be told He was a son of circumstance He couldn't quite control His father gave him pellet guns And plastic hand grenades Had him marching up and down Like he was on parade Marti was a fightin' boy His parents made it clear Military college was his home For seven years They'd make a soldier out of him No matter what the price He said he was a pacifist They called that cowardice Chorus: All I ever wanted to be was Left alone to live in peace But nobody would ever listen to me They forced a gun into my hands and Told me what to do with it Nobody would ever listen to me Marti was a fightin' man On graduation day Splendid in his uniform He smartly marched away And when the call to action came In battle he did rise Dodging blood and bullets and Indoctrinated lies Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/Rf9 Marti was a fightin' man The enemy was sure Both had drawn their guns And after that it was a blur Marti was the faster draw But purposely shot wide Peace to you my friend Was all he said before he died Chorus What is this world we've left our Sons and daughters now So full of hatred pain Hypocrisy and power We would not listen When they told us how they felt And so by God I hope we're happy now Marti was a fightin' man The eulogy was read Served his country well A brave young man is what they said Chorus What is this world we've left our Sons and daughters now So full of hatred pain Hypocrisy and power It's time we listen To the things they have to say By God I hope it's Not too late to change
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I feel like I've wandered For most of my years Taken some wrong turns They brought me here If the road is a body Then a home is the soul I think I can make it But it's a long way to go I've seen country and city And I've made them both mine Now the red lights are blurry Between these white lines Can't say I regret it But it's taken it's toll I think I can make it But it's a long way to go It's a long way to go It's a long long long way home Now I stand on your front porch Staring back at the rain Guess I should have called first But it's just not my way This suitcase of memories Is all I have to show I think I can make it But it's a long way to go

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Soapbox Heroes is Enter The Haggis' fifth full-length album, and contains many staples of the band's live set including One Last Drink, Lancaster Gate, New Monthly Flavour and No More Stones.

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released January 1, 2006

Produced, engineered and mixed by Neil Dorfsman
Recorded at Clubhouse Studios, Rhinebeck, NY
Mixed at Saint Claire Recording Company, Lexington KY
Assistant engineer: Zach McNees
Additional production and engineering by Tim Abraham at The Hive, Toronto Ontatio
Digital editing by Pat Thrall
Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalo Mastering, Toronto, Ontario
Art Design and Layout by Enter the Haggis
Cover and studio photos by Mark Abraham
Back cover and pigeon/guitar photo by Peter Casperson

Guest musicians:
Anthony Giles: tablas, timbales, congas
Rob Turner: cello on The Barfly

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