Friends Of Bill

from G·A·S·S· by Ginger Wildheart

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lyrics

East 5th street, in Bukowski’s chair
King Eddy Saloon, me and Jimmy were there
It didn’t open til five
Well I guess a lot changed since Charlie was alive

Now, what I don’t get is how the sober sect
Give a female hitting piece of shit respect
But they come down strong
If you drink a few beers and you get along

Now the bums aside, the streets are dead
Just a mile line of cars tied head to head
Say ‘yes’ to God and walk this way.
Even Lemmy wouldn’t get himself a job today.

Hey, we are the friends of Bill
We are the moderate face of overkill
And the times haves changed – woah woah
And the beast is tamed – woah woah
Hey, put that bottle down
We are the friend of Bill and we run this town
And we know your name – woah woah
And we own this game – woah woah

The Strip is traffic and crystal meth
And the bands are clean but they’re bored to death
Cos there ain’t no scene
So they’re sticking hotels where the clubs had been
And we all did things when things were fun
But they ain’t been fun since 91
We blame Cobain
Not quitting insane grade A cocaine

I’m sat at the back of Rock n Roll Ralphs
And I’m trying to imagine living here in the past
Where they dressed like clowns all around the town
But at least this place was a wall of sound.

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from G·A·S·S·, track released January 1, 2015
Written by Ginger
Featuring Jimmy Ashhurst – bass & vocals, Mark Gemini Thwaite – guitars & vocals, Robin Diaz – drums & vocals, Mike (Bull’s Eye) Bowen – vocals, Kayla Parzynski – vocals
Mixed by Kevin Vanbergen and mastered by Jon Astley @ Close to the Edge
Artwork by Duncan Wilson, graphic design by Vicky Peck

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