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Ever South
Drive By Truckers

we packed our few belongings and we moved across the ocean

to start a new life in this land so bold and vast

dispersed from Ellis island, my distant Irish kin

eyes cut to the future, hearts tied to the past

we held tight to our loved ones and we held on to the promise

and scraped our meager living hand to mouth

we prayed to what would have us, every doubting John Thomas spread through Appalachia ever south

spread through Appalachia ever south

and I hear we weren't welcomed here at least not in those days

noone needs our drunken fighting theiven kind

but we settled in this new place and we worked it in our ways

and we spread our kin upon it in due time

spread our kin upon it in due time

and we fought our losing battles and we held on to our ways

and we talk about how we left behind our better days

some were livin lives of leisure some surviving through hand to mouth

bashed our heads against the future ever south

bashed our heads against the future ever south

when i set my sights upon you we were both still in our prime

we were moving in big circles that I sought out to combine

and I held you in my arms and swore eternal love this time

tried to lasso brighter futures, let it drag us both behind

lasso brighter futures n let it drag us both behind

so we aimed our sights westward like so many did before

expanding our horizons to some distant shore

well everyone takes notice of the drawl that leaves our mouth

so no matter where we are we're ever south

no matter where we are we're ever south

and my christian southern bretheren will all tell you all what for

to keep your heathen ways up in you and your shoes outside the door

take your stand for noble causes till you just can't stand no more

and surrender to some savior praise the lord

surrender to some savior praise the lord

but despite our best intentions it pains me to report

we keep swinging for the fences coming up a little short

we sure can get it wrong for someone so devout

I hear you whistling past the graveyard lookin down

whistling past the graveyard lookin down

ever southern in my carriage, ever southern in my stance

from the Irish of my complexion, in the Scottish in my dance

in the way I bang my head against my daily circumstance

let this blue-eyed southern devil take you out upon the prowl

with decadance and the charm, we'll take it into town

tell you stories of our fathers and the glories of our house

always told a little slower ever south

always told a little slower ever south


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