Is 4

from The Roadside Sampler by The Roadside Dolls

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Paul Nelson: Vocals, Guitar
Roger Poulin: Lead Guitar
Josh Callum: Bass
Jon F. Glancy: Drums

lyrics

At my doorway you appear before me
like the dreams of a drunk lost in sleep
long I sat alone in barrooms
all the pretty girls floatin' at my feet

my cigarette is burning brightly
in the hands of the nighttime sky
you chest is heaving quietly
too hungry to pretend you are shy

you take me down to the river
you balance my head upon the floor
you take me up in a elevator
you make my 1 plus 1 equal 4

City sidewalks depress me
they stretch out like the skin of an old whore
with broke glass and trash and cement cracks
stumblin out from my door

neon street signs glaring
pale faces drunk with hidden crime
god I know I aint sinnin'
tonight when I hope you'll be all mine

You take me down to the river
you balance my head upon the floor
you take me up in an elevator
you make my 1 plus 1 equal 4

the life I lead has been a beating
my mind and body like a sewer drain
thoughts like exhaust fumes breathing
with nothing but the stars to blame
oh cold death I hear you singing
you root through all my days with your night
but now I know the pain that you bring me
also brought an angel into sight

you take me down to the river
you balance my head upon the floor
you take me up in an elevator
you make my 1 plus 1 equal 4

It's 4
It's 4

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from The Roadside Sampler, released February 2, 2014
lyrics by Paul Nelson

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The Roadside Dolls Boston, Massachusetts

Desert Psychedelia

Cosmic American Music

cross between a "1950's soda shop & a western saloon" --Bishop & Rook

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