Rule of the Road (With Apologies to Country Dick Montana)
from Canadiana Grotesquica by Geoff Berner
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RULE OF THE ROAD
(With Apologies To Country Dick Montana)
Pack up the gear.
Pack it up all nice and tightly.
Let it tamp down the fear.
Fear that follows you day and nightly.
How could all this delicate circuitry
Survice all the way,
The rumbling from Winnepeg to Thunder Bay.
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back.
Now you know,
You can't say I didn't tell you so.
There's only one rule of the road.
You've got a dream,
Give you any chance, you'll take it,
You've assembled a team.
How could you not possibly make it?
Well look out, kid, cause it’s a long long list,
Starting with Roger’s Pass, pregnancy,
Feldman and Asscociates--
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Now you know,
You can’t say I didn’t tell you so,
There’s only one rule of the road.
I used to say
It was important to travel lightly,
But even at that age,
I knew it wasn’t bloody likely.
But if you’re a True Believer,
You’ll believe me when I say,
I drove from Montreal to Sackville,
And was grateful just to play,
That very same day,
And I forgot to get paid--
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Now you know,
You can’t say I didn’t tell you so,
There’s only one rule of the road.
(With Apologies To Country Dick Montana)
Pack up the gear.
Pack it up all nice and tightly.
Let it tamp down the fear.
Fear that follows you day and nightly.
How could all this delicate circuitry
Survice all the way,
The rumbling from Winnepeg to Thunder Bay.
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back.
Now you know,
You can't say I didn't tell you so.
There's only one rule of the road.
You've got a dream,
Give you any chance, you'll take it,
You've assembled a team.
How could you not possibly make it?
Well look out, kid, cause it’s a long long list,
Starting with Roger’s Pass, pregnancy,
Feldman and Asscociates--
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Now you know,
You can’t say I didn’t tell you so,
There’s only one rule of the road.
I used to say
It was important to travel lightly,
But even at that age,
I knew it wasn’t bloody likely.
But if you’re a True Believer,
You’ll believe me when I say,
I drove from Montreal to Sackville,
And was grateful just to play,
That very same day,
And I forgot to get paid--
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Everything that you take on this trip
Is gonna be broken by the time you get back,
Now you know,
You can’t say I didn’t tell you so,
There’s only one rule of the road.
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from Canadiana Grotesquica,
released September 9, 2017
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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