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Trespassers

from Trespassers EP by Laurie Shaw

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TRESPASSERS

Johnny Johnny went to church
Johnny Johnny needed help
Johnny Johnny liked kissing other boys
Johnny Johnny tried to hang himself
He used to hang around by his mother’s
Out-of-commission pump
He used to meet secret friends there
And he’d jump jump jump
Into the cars, yeah, until they drove
To a secluded spot
If only mother could see him there
With his shirt and pants off
(Yeah, really doing it like)

By the knocked up signage
That says “trespassers will be shot”
He wiped the snot from his nose
And squeezed his seatbelt off
He put his fingers on Johnny’s cheek
He said “Oh boy we must be freaks”
He got that good old white trickle working
Through his beak beak beak

Johnny Johnny taped up the doors
Johnny Johnny, windows too
He turned up hard on the gas
And sat in the corner with the fumes

He was down in the hardware complex
And they treat him with respect
They want to know
When he’s going to settle down
It’s not right to stay lonely
‘Round this town
They found him lying on the floor
Limp on the laminate
The paramedics got there later on
And they said “We gotta defribulate!!!”
They brought Johnny back to planet Earth
Put him into intensive care
He lay empty with a fixed on stare
His mother kept rocking and weeping
In the hospital chair

Oh Johnny Johnny back on his feet
He went down to the hardware shop
They say “Hey Johnny, good to see you back.
Good to see you back on track”
Track is right he was tied down tight
And the train was coming, bell was ringing
He could see the light

Johnny Johnny did the gas trick again
Johnny Johnny came back again
Yeah, his mother hit the bottle that time
One night she collapsed

Johnny Johnny at the wake
He was feeling that black old knife
Deep deep in his guts that night
This time he did it right...

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from Trespassers EP, released February 25, 2017

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Laurie Shaw Kenmare, Ireland

Laurie Shaw is a Wirral-born songwriter and producer. He now dwells in Ireland where he records from his mountain retreat. He often gigs in Cork, Dublin and the Merseyside area. He has released around 100 albums to date (all of which are available on request). ... more

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