To Build A House
A bank-robber tune, originally written as a waltz in 3/4. The song is a fun mix of familiar Bonnie-and-Clyde type imagery and morality tale, with the Biblical parable of the man who builds his house on the sand. The story is mostly for fun but packages the cinematic theme with a proverb of sorts.
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Verse
The suggest we come quietly now
With our hands in the air and our guns on the ground
But I’ve got a hole in the cap of my knee
So I ain’t goin’ nowhere
Verse
They ask for my answer, I intend to shout
But it’s hard to speak with your gun in my mouth
A tear in your eye says the thought crossed your mind
But we ain’t gonna leave this world that way
Verse
And the exits are blocked by the arm of the law
And the boy with the bullhorn can scream his voice raw
Their point gets across, honey you don’t seem scared
So we ain’t goin’ nowhere
Pre Chorus
But I caught you looking at the fire escape
We wagered all of our plans at the tables across from the bank
It’s no consolation, but these were just dreams
So take what you can when you go and when I’m out come looking for me
Chorus
And while I am gone put your finest clothes on
Go to church honey, sing for the choir
Pray for my soul if it helps you to grow now
And write to me what you have learned
Verse
I request you go bury our sins
In the dunes south of Boise and two miles XX
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