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Well I left Joliet back in '98
And I told the parole board I was goin straight
But I just can't seem to live my life that way
I did ten long years for stealin cars
And I paid my price and I got my scars
But goin straight didn't even last a day

An old friend said he had a job for me
He was a theif that I knew from cell block three
And he said the take was high and the stakes were low
So I hopped on a Greyhound and I headed west
I'll either make some money or wind up dead
Cause straight's the only way I can't seem to go

And I guess I should have left when I had the chance
I always seem to be the victim of circumstance

So I met with the crew at a sleazy bar
There were three guys with guns
And one to drive the car
Plus that theif that I knew from cell block three

He laid out the plan and it sounded tight
Said we could score six large if things went right
But I should've known things don't go right for me

I guess I should've felt it all go wrong
Because it always does before too long

And I'm headed for a shakedown
At the Breakdown Motel
And it's a feeling I know all too well
But that's the price you pay
When you cast your lot with fools

I never will regret the things I did
Except I should have run but instead I hid
And that's the price I pay for being born too loose

Well the job went well the plan worked fine
And we divied up the money and I took mine
And we'd meet up later at the old breakdown motel

When the crew didn't show by half past eight
I was gettin nervous it was gettin late
And that's when everything just went to hell

Well the whole damn crew kicked down my door
And I grabbed my gun and I hit the floor
Shots rang out and smoke filled up the air

When the smoke cleared out it was plain to see
That I hit four of them but they all hit me
And that theif from cell block three
Was still standing there

Well I guess he set me up and sold me out
But I guess that's what this life is all about

And it was just a shakedown at the Breakdown Motel
It's a feeling I know all too well
But that's the price you pay
When you don't play by the rules

I stashed the money but I kept the gun
And I went and hid when I should've run
And that's the price I pay for being born too loose

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from If Anyone Knows How To Use A Tourniquet, Now Would Be A Good Time, released December 9, 2011
Dale-vocals/Rob-drums/Eric-guitar,vocals/Scott-guitar/
Paul-bass/vocals

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