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from secrets & lines by Michael Gerard

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lyrics

family store

going out of business - wait just a minute, see i think
that i have heard this one before. you're closing down the family store...
the grass is always greener - horseshoes, hand-grenades, and scenesters couldn't make you stick around here anymore. closing down the family store...
taking stock of all your papers, cd's, pens, and hustlers, and that squeaky mattress that you have endured. closing down the family store...
the bell across the street will in your memory repeat and take you back to summer days when we were surer,
give a call the same and i will drink toasts in your name until i cannot lift the glass any more.
you're closing down the family store.
closing down the family store.

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cat

if you're born to hang you will never drown
so let the cats out, let's see what goes down

spent too much of my time just fuckin' around
with ifs ands and buts and other thorny crowns
but tonight i wanna' take the red back from this town
spent too much of my time just fuckin' around

if you're born to hang...

money is no object when you're rich,
money is no object when you're broke,
money is no object it's a joke.

if you're born to hang you will never drown.
so let the cats out, let's see what goes down.

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from secrets & lines, released January 1, 2005

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Michael Gerard Portland, Oregon

Michael Gerard is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon.
He has put out 4 albums and played countless shows under the name Michael the Blind. In 2011, along with his wife and good friends, he put together a backup band called The Moonshine.

After several years of recording and touring with The Moonshine, he has again begun putting together material for a solo album.
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