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Council Bluffs

by Alex McMurray Velvety Pod Music (BMI)

now council bluffs is a rough town

a lot rougher than me old man

he got caught up on its stick pin

but never was the same again

he cut his tooth on a golden glove

but he never knew where to hit

flat foot left him limping

but he never knew when to quit

 

now I’m sweeping the glass up

come from where I hid night after night

but there's no sweeping the past up

what’s done is did

its the same old fight

‘cause Council Bluffs is a rough old town

 

slap some shine on them trophies

take a rag upon the shelf

old man’s eyes they’re squinting

if only he could see hisself

not that life wouldn't hit him hard

less'n you could see the bruise

he just wasn't no born fighter

unless he had a thing to lose

 

now I search for the old man

shout out a name here and there

to where he leans on the trash can

what’s done is did

so say your prayers

‘cause Council Bluffs is a rough old town

 

he told me that its hard to see out of black eyes

and it’s a bitch to breathe when your bones is broke

but you just keep on punching walls

cause its all you can do

to keep moving

to keep moving

 

they don’t want no more fighters

men of teeth toe and fist

the spoils go to the gentler man

gone are the days of the pugilist

he ran his race and he ran it square

and each night before I put him down

he’d have a drink and we'd sit there

and never once did he make a sound

 

now I’m sweeping the glass up

come from where I hid

night after night

but there's no sweeping the past up

what’s done is did

and its the same old fight

‘cause Council Bluffs is a rough old town