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Swirlin' Around in the John

from At Yer Place by The Party on High Street

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I’m float in’ down the highway on a concrete stream
With a bladder full of piss and a head full of dreams
Watching the ground turn from green to brown
We found a little town that was big time bound
All the cars had turned to trucks, and all the bar stars were bruised
I guess they still had sidewalks, but they never got used
So on and on we went, just to gone to be wrong
But we couldn’t unclog ourselves from Fort St. John

Now I’m Swirlin’ around in the john
Swirlin around in the john
It all flows down a pit
And we’re all a piece of it
Yeah I’m swirling around in the john

I woke up in the morning’ with a grumble in my tummy
So I slid open the door to the van for some honey
but the door just kept on sliding’ clear off the van
Looks like we have a sticky situation on our hands
Well we jimmy-rigged it all together with a rope
To go find a mechanic who might not mind that we’re broke
We found an old man who shook his head at what we did
And he flushed our system and he closed our lid
We squeezed back in and were packing’ a load
There were porcelain clouds on a glorious road
But we got T-boned by a deer trying to squeeze it out of town
So I guess we best just keep swirlin’ around

Now I’m Swirlin’ around in the john
Swirlin around in the john
It all flows down a pit
And we’re all a piece of it
Yeah I’m swirling around in the john

Standin’ in the rain trying to thumb a ride
I’ve been soaking for days, and I’m on the scruffy side
Not that it matters, ‘cause it’s not up to me
Only the great hand of god can flush me free
Well the water’s rising quickly and the sewers all are filled
I’d run for higher ground, but I can’t see a hill
So god if you can grant me just a smidgen of hope
I’ll get a job and put a down payment on a boat

And forever be Swirlin’ around in the john
Swirlin around in the john
It all flows down a pit
And we’re all a piece of it
Yeah I’m swirling around in the john
You might as well just sit
‘Cause everybody gets stuck sometime or another
I’m swirling’ around in the john

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from At Yer Place, released March 17, 2015

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The Party On High Street Victoria, British Columbia

Since finding each other in Nelson, B.C. in 2008, the party has evolved it's signature feel-good funk jams. We are a lively dance-inducing mix of funk, folk and jazz fuelled rock n' roll, joyfully delivered and presented like a funbomb waiting to make you jive. Our band sings of peculiar youthful enchantments, weird love, and some of the odder aspects of life. Full Electric album due soon ... more

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