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Between a Rock and a Country Place

by Willie & Allie

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1.
The weeds out in the fields are growing higher every day The sun’s so hot there ain’t no way around The leaves are sticky to the touch but people smoke it anyway In the tobacco field’s where I’m found We’ve been here for years and we know here to stay The dirt’s the same as the day it was found We know it’s killing us but people smoke it anyway In the tobacco field’s where I’m found We pick it and roll it and then we send it away Then people chew it and smoke it, we make a livin’ this way Cuz the weeds out in the fields are growing higher every day The sun’s so hot there ain’t no way around The easy life we dream is for tomorrow but today In the tobacco field’s where I’m found In the tobacco field’s where I’m found
2.
Sweating bullets in the morning The same old rhyme, the same old reason Had to get our fill of drinking up The last warm night of this here summer season Riding shotgun down to Dansville I feel this heat wave start to fall Pretty soon this truck'll be kicking up Rock salt in everybody's front lawn Spent some time in Buffalo Dug my life out of the snow And when those lake winds start to blow I've had my fill it's time to go Head out west to find the good life but I'm thinking of you now Can't pay the rent, packing up my tent, Picking up my money, I'm headed home Just like Jimmie nobody wants me Enough to lend a helping hand Well I'm on my way from Frisco Bay Gonna set my sights on Dixie Land Spent some time in Buffalo Dug my life out of the snow And when those lake winds start to blow I've had my fill it's time to go Head out west to find the good life but I'm thinking of you now Can't pay the rent, packing up my tent, Picking up my money, I'm headed home Spent some time in Buffalo Dug my life out of the snow And when those lake winds start to blow I've had my fill it's time to go Head out west to find the good life but I'm thinking of you now Can't pay the rent, packing up my tent, Picking up my money, I'm headed home
3.
Scrolling along with the riot on my screen There's a battle heating up and it's gathering steam And I'm staring at a meme Just yelling at the top of my lungs Cop car burning just playing on a loop There's a million conversations and they’re all ringing true But they're all alone in their houses Just a-yelling at the top of their lungs Riot on a screen A way to be seen while you're living In the confines of your home A way to be heard while you're learning Not to go at it alone National guard against a kid on a stoop He's throwing rocks but you send in the troops You're rolling with an army That's yelling at the top of their lungs It really don't matter what you wanna believe We're all living like a dust bowl refugee Standing at the bottom of the promise land Yelling at the top of our lungs Riot on a screen A way to be seen while you're living In the confines of your home A way to be heard while you're learning Not to go at it alone Riot on a screen A way to be seen while you're living In the confines of your home A way to be heard while you're learning Not to go at it alone Riot on a screen A way to be seen while you're living In the confines of your home A way to be heard while you're learning Not to go at it alone
4.
As I walk down the street Cowboy boots on my feet People think I must’ve lost my way There’s no room for twang Where the mission bells rang But I don’t think Jerry would’ve said the same Cuz Buck’s still in Bakersfield his Crystal Palace home Gram’s ashes still blowing in the breeze If you’re lucky you’ll still see Merle, Willie and Allie Then you’ll see We’re California Country When they hear our name They don’t stop to think again God fearing country bumpkins we must be Lord, that ain’t the truth We’re Californian too And I know Jean Shepard wouldn’t disagree Cuz Buck’s still in Bakersfield his Crystal Palace home Gram’s ashes still blowing in the breeze If you’re lucky you’ll still see Merle, Willie and Allie Then you’ll see We’re California Country Cuz Buck’s still in Bakersfield his Crystal Palace home Gram’s ashes still blowing in the breeze If you’re lucky you’ll still see Merle, Willie and Allie Then you’ll see We’re California Country
5.
A life like hers must be a sin With her halo of halogen She’s a highway angel Living the roads all night, all her life She’s always good for a midnight ride With her Harley between her thighs She’s a highway angel Living the roads all night, all her life Maybe the sun got in her eyes Maybe it was the road that lies Maybe the feel of the breeze Kept her on the road that meets the sea Maybe the sun got in her eyes Maybe it was the road that lies Maybe the feel of the breeze Kept her on the road that meets the sea She’s gone and she won’t be back again With the pavement under her wings She’s a highway angel Living the roads all night, all her life
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High Hopes 04:24
Betty lives near the city With her family in a house Sees the sun sitting pretty From her living room couch Never too far from home Never running away It don't matter where you're living If you live for today She has high hopes To keep on feeling good Live a life with a family Never misunderstood Judy lives in the city All alone spare a mouse Sees the streets looking gritty From her living room couch She ain't too far from home She ain't running away It don't matter where you're living If you live for today She has high hopes To keep on feeling good Live a life with a family Never misunderstood She has high hopes To keep on feeling good Live a life with a family Never misunderstood Jack's back from the city Got a cabin up by Taos Sees the mountain looking heady From his living room couch Is he too far from home? Is he running away? It don't matter where you're living If you live for today He has high hopes To keep on feeling good Live a life with a family Never misunderstood He has high hopes To keep on feeling good Live a life with a family Never misunderstood

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'Between a Rock and a Country Place' is Willie & Allie's debut EP. The six song album is packed with stories and commentaries: serious and silly, truthful and hopeful, heavy and light; placed over the swinging, shuffling, upbeat sonic landscape of country music. However, tipping their hats to their rock n' roll roots, they even through some back beats in there for you.

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released June 11, 2016

Written and recorded by Willie & Allie
(www.willieandallie.com)
Engineered and Mixed by Phil Manley at El Studio, San Francisco, CA (www.elstudiosf.com)
Mastered by Dale Cotton at AUDIOWORKSHOP, Dunedin, NZ
(audioworkshop.tumblr.com)
Photography by Weekend Pictures
(vimeo.com/weekendpictures)
Artwork by Misisipi Mike Wolf
(www.facebook.com/misisipimike)

Featuring:
Matt Trullinger - drums
Charlie Cocks - bass guitar
Ethan Lee - pedal steel guitar
Justin Craig-Kuhn - piano, organ

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