Plays:5
Song DescriptionLatin feel featuring Marc Ribot and some very catchy drumming
Story Behind the SongWhen life ends and you head to the Pearly Gates, are you able to continue to charm the Afterlife into letting you into heaven when you belong in hell?
Lyrics
Well your eyes are as bright as brass pennies
and your voice is as clear as a bell
I watched you sweet talk your way into heaven
Let's see you sweet talk your way out of hell
And you sing in a very fine alto
You whisper like settling flames
You can make fellas do what you want to
and then make them do it again
Well you swing your way on out of trouble
and you swing every time to success
I've never seen you deal with a failure
never seen you clear up a mess
When all the lights go on on your little parade
of only the bright and the good
You'll be there doing just what you want to do
instead of doing what you should
So get on that train if you're gonna ride
Don't stand there so dumb on the track
There's a thousand fireworks just doing their thing
and you know you ain't ever coming back
All of the demons are waiting in welcome
They'll line up by the track and they'll wait
To wave your good majesty homeward
to a new and magnificent state
All of the angels are anxious to see your bright face
like a star from the bottom of a well
I watched you sweet talk your way into heaven
c'mon and sweet talk your way out of hell
Well I'd like to say I'd led an exemplary life
but there's folk here that might disagree
I've been standing for years in the roots and the weeds
while you swing from the top of the tree
But there is something to be said for being grounded
though you never become well-known
When you've planted your feet at the bottom
when you fall you don't break any bones
So get on the train if you're gonna ride
Don't stand there so dumb on the track
There's a thousand fireworks just doing their thing
and you know you ain't ever coming back
All of the angels are anxious to see your bright face
like a star from the bottom of a well
I watched you sweet talk your way into heaven
c'mon and sweet talk your way out of hell
I watched you sweet talk your way into heaven
c'mon...
Song Length
3:17
Genres
Latin - Cuban, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll
Tempo / Feel
Medium Fast (131 - 150)
Moods
Ecstatic, Frenetic
Subject Matter
Judgement, Karma
Similar Artist
Marc Ribot, Tom Waits, T Bone Burnett
Lyric Credits |
Kirsty McGee |
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Music Credits |
Kirsty McGee |
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Producer Credits |
Kirsty McGee, Howard Jacobs, Barkely MacKay |
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Publisher Credits |
Touch Tone |
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Performance Credits |
Kirsty McGee, Howard Jacobs, Marc Ribot, Nick Blacka |
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Label Credits |
Hobopop Recordings |
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