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Ain't on Our Way

from The Pace by Biv and the Mnemonics

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lyrics

Pulled into Nashville, Tennessee
Looking like an old tree
Hagged and rootless
Toothless
Concierge a-swaggerin’
Too much drinkin’
Storms out a raging
Thunder's a wonder
Negotiate room price
Twenty-five sounds fair
King size
What a deal
Includes a morning meal
Looks like we're staying here
I'm for a cold beer
Feel like King Lear
I'm a fool in a storm
If there's a better place to stay
It ain't on our way

Unpack
Get dressed
Unwind
Un-stress
Stretch out
Stretch in
Looking like an old tree
Changing clothes
Let's go
Music Row is real close
Storm’s out a raging
Thunder's a wonder
Step out
Look left
Room next door is full
Mom's got a cigarette
Seven kids living in a Motel room
With no room for more
Dad's gone
Always was
I need a good buzz
Numb my aching heart
That'd be smart
If there's a better place to stay
It ain't on our way

Ten o'clock
Hear the rock
Cobblestone feet knock
Checking identity
Big Southern bouncer
Casually mutters
“California's not for me”
Open doors reiterate
I need a good buzz
Band sounds real good
Drummer's kind of struggling
Too much drinking
Band kicks him off stage
“Can anyone play?
We need a steady beat”
Suddenly the kits in front of me
Mocking me
Hi-Hat
Feet knock
Grooving like a beat box
Rat-ta-tat-tat
And I finally get my cold beer
Feel like King Lear
I'm a fool in a storm
If there's a better place to play
It ain't on our way
If there's a better place to play
It ain't on our way

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from The Pace, track released April 16, 2013

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Biv and the Mnemonics San Francisco, California

After four years of playing shows and gaining fans in the Bay Area and beyond, San Francisco band Biv and the Mnemonics is proud to release their 2nd full-length album, 'The Pace,' on April 16th, 2013. They are a band whose laid-back sound celebrates the simple pleasures of life, and has been compared to artists ranging from The Kinks to Pavement and Dr. Dog. ... more

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