My Old Band

from Alligator Shoes by Bronson Rock

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My old band, we were young and we were thin
But we argued about stupid things and finally packed it in
My old band, we were loose and we were tight
And we always made the last call after practicing all night
We believed in each other, we believed in drugs
While we listened to Hank Williams lying stoned on the rug
And our singer had a girl who would put her two cents in
We just rolled our eyes and laughed cuz we were un-evolved back then
If I ever met a band who survived the whole run
I would pull out my pencil and take notes on how it’s done

Now I’m getting old and I don’t care
What’s it matter how you failed when you were young? Man, I was there
On the ladder to success when I just shoulda’ took the stairs
And I scattered all my seeds into the dust, now who knows where?
Still I’ll gladly bet the Marshall stack you propped up on that chair
Ain’t no louder than the ones we had that blew apart my ears

We pilfered inspiration like you’d rummage through the trash
Yeah, we stole from Bo Diddley, and we stole from the Clash
But beneath the appropriations, there was something pure and strong
Even at our drunkest gigs, it came through in the songs
My old band, we were tough and we were weak
We were good at self-destruction, we were bad at self-critique
And if I ever meet a band who avoided our mistakes
I would spit in their faces, cuz I’d know they were fake
My old band...

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from Alligator Shoes, released March 2, 2023

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Bronson Rock New Haven, Connecticut

Bronson Rock is an original rock'n'roll band from New Haven, CT. They are influenced by garage rock, classic soul, punk, and lots more.

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