Algrenesque Loser's Blues

from Reckless Life by Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home

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I learned from the punks that you’ve just got to turn all those feelings to songs
And I hope you sing along
To the sound of the downtrodden, heartbroken, Algrenesque loser’s blues
It’s the company I choose
And there’s none less perfect than me and all my flaws
I’m just a drunk with an aimless cause
But I’ve got a friend or two, what they wouldn’t give
To watch the majority outlive all those politicians and billionaires
They call for the rest of of us to fall on the sword for them

I stand with vandals and gamblers and addicts in search for the truth
And I know you do too
In my mind I see sex workers, anarchists, communists all band together
In spite of the wealthy few
What seems best for you is killing someone you don’t know far away
And that’s not okay
But its not your fault
That somebody’s ivory tower watches over it all with iniquitous power
We will watch it fall and crumble to our feet
Together, you and me

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from Reckless Life, released February 26, 2021

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Jeff Schaller / Troy Sennett / Jake Cary / Matt Kistler / Liesi Siegel / Jeffeory Swenson

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