Better Boy

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Think about your teacher & your mamma & your papa
pointing their fingers at you
yellin' and scolding you
sayin i told you so
with every little thing that you do

Think about your girlfriend
The West Virginia Whirlwind
pointing her finger at you
yellin & screaming saying "why do you screen my calls
I would never do that to you"

I know I got a ways to go
I know you got a lot to show me
I promise I will be a better boy next time

Think about your coach and when you
caught him with that roach
he said, "I wouldn't do this if I were you.
I was young like you, and now I smoke and now I booze
{I guess} some games you win, and some you lose"

I know I got a ways to go
I know you got a lot to show me
I promise I will be a better boy next time

I know you got a lot to say
You sure do have a way about you
I promise I will be a better boy next time

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from The Middle Rats, released April 13, 2012
Written by Jon Vernon Elliot & Jesse Michael Barr

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The Middle Rats Columbus, Ohio

We locked ourselves in a cabin in the remote Hocking Hills in Southeastern Ohio for 3 days straight with no phone service and an master engineer in the dead of winter. Snowed in and toasty, We recorded everything we did and this is the result. Many say it turned out nicely, your thoughts?? ... more

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