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Press Gang

by Foxfire & Skift

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Pecked by the seagulls
Hanging from the gallows
Swinging in the breeze
Dripping something on the street
I can see him from my window they can see him from the water
Just a victim of the press gang

I knew him when he was breathing
(I knew him when he was breathing)
He was a good man, he was a young man
(He was a good man, he was a young man)
He was like you, he was like me
(He was like you, he was like me)
It could've been me
It could've been me

Twisting in the breeze
(cut him down, cut him down)
Left for the children on the streets
(cut him down, cut him down)
On the streets

He should have kept his mouth shut
We never shoulda left that ship
Don't go drinking down by the docks
You don't know if you'll wake up

I knew him when he was breathing
(I knew him when he was breathing)
He was a good man, he was a young man
(He was a good man, he was a young man)
He was like you, he was like me
(He was like you, he was like me)
It could've been me
It could've been me

Twisting in the breeze
(cut him down, cut him down)
Left for the children on the streets
(cut him down, cut him down)
On the streets

Woke up on the water
No one ever asked him if he wanted to go
Didn't have many options
He was smart; he got out when he could

Shoulda stayed in the Pacific
Should have stayed in the Pacific
Could've had it good
Any island
Any island would do
Any island would do

I knew him when he was breathing
(I knew him when he was breathing)
He was a good man, he was a young man
(He was a good man, he was a young man)
He was like you, he was like me
(He was like you, he was like me)
It could've been you, it should've been me
(It could've been you, it should've been me)

But it should've been the press gang
(cut him down, cut him down)
But it should've been the press gang
(cut him down, cut him down)
Cut him down, cut him down
Cut him down

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released February 15, 2024
Lyrics by The Murder City Devils

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Foxfire & Skift Ellison Bay, Wisconsin

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