The Drinking Song-Moxy Fruvous

[ti:The Drinking Song] [ar:Moxy Fruvous] [al:Bargainville] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Drinking Song - Moxy Fruvous [00:00.89]And the band played on [00:04.86] [00:06.18]As the helicopters whirred [00:10.05] [00:12.21]Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn [00:16.20] [00:17.23]My senses finally blurred [00:21.28] [00:22.29]He was a rock [00:23.59] [00:25.92]To the end [00:26.33] [00:27.24]A solid reminder [00:28.18] [00:30.76]Couldn't deny a friend [00:32.39] [00:33.50]We lived in the noise and the sweet amber poison [00:37.30] [00:39.81]Peekin' up the skirt of the end [00:42.28] [00:43.92]And we'd drink [00:45.03] [00:47.36]Two gnarly dudes and some records [00:50.07] [00:51.50]Much like plates of black food [00:53.59] [00:54.37]We filled up our faces saw some far places [00:58.91] [01:00.76]Stood on the roof in the nude [01:03.82] [01:05.13]And the band played on [01:09.05] [01:10.16]As the helicopters whirred [01:14.60] [01:15.85]Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn [01:19.97] [01:20.68]My senses finally blurred [01:24.24] [01:25.13]Between poles [01:26.82] [01:28.40]He said we're like cows in the grass [01:30.98] [01:33.61]Brushing off flies [01:35.14] [01:35.70]Chaise lounging around standing up falling down [01:40.09] [01:41.59]Till we no longer opened our eyes [01:45.03] [01:46.52]And we'd drink [01:47.82] [01:49.35]Ever notice how drinking's like war [01:52.43] [01:54.31]Cup o' troops o'er the gums [01:56.08] [01:56.83]To the end of our health a campaign 'gainst myself [02:01.01] [02:02.57]Armed with bourbons and scotches and rums [02:06.54] [02:07.63]And the band played on [02:11.59] [02:12.61]As the helicopters whirred [02:17.12] [02:18.39]Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn [02:22.56] [02:23.24]My senses finally blurred [02:26.81] [02:28.49]Think of bombs [02:29.59] [02:31.01]We're poised on the edge of disaster [02:34.39] [02:35.85]Whether it's right or it's wrong [02:38.05] [02:38.83]We opened the window [02:40.93] [02:41.71]Played some nintendo [02:43.57] [02:45.46]Sang a few bars of some pretty old song [02:49.75] [02:50.48]Irene goodnight [02:54.22] [02:55.46]Irene goodnight [02:59.28] [03:00.53]Goodnight Irene [03:03.18]Goodnight Irene [03:05.30] [03:05.92]I'll see you [03:06.95] [03:07.80]In my dreams [03:09.39] [03:10.48]Oh to dream [03:11.69] [03:13.28]Those impotent bones of extinction [03:16.50] [03:18.03]Flying graceful and free [03:20.13] [03:21.31]None but the best 'cause the man cannot rest [03:24.83] [03:26.69]Till he's finally beaten his me [03:29.94] [03:31.43]And the band played on [03:35.44] [03:36.43]As the helicopters whirred [03:40.85] [03:42.19]Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn [03:46.34] [03:47.04]My senses finally blurred [03:50.58] [03:51.88]Till the end [03:52.69] [03:54.24]He passed out [03:55.22] [03:56.05]On the sundeck that morning [03:57.85] [03:59.23]Quietly saying goodbye [04:01.57] [04:02.77]But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered [04:06.89] [04:09.19]Told him he couldn't just die [04:11.97] [04:13.20]He was a rock [04:14.21] [04:16.50]Went straight for his own armageddon [04:19.16] [04:21.36]Face froze in a grin [04:23.05] [04:24.29]Ambulance flyin' in [04:26.03] [04:26.55]I never drank again [04:28.66] [04:30.43]Can't really call that a loss or a win [04:34.45] [04:36.92]And the band played on [04:41.11] [04:41.93]As the helicopters whirred [04:47.05] [04:48.09]Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn [04:52.59] [04:53.32]My senses finally [04:57.15] [04:58.86]Blurred